Appleton Municipal Hospital Heliport
3MN3 · Appleton, Minnesota · Swift County · map
Appleton Municipal Hospital Heliport is a private heliport owned by Appleton Area Health Services in Appleton, Minnesota, 1,023 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 50 by 50 feet of concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3MN3
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Appleton Area Health Services
- Elevation
- 1,023 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- December 2016
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Concrete |
Aircraft registered in Appleton from the FAA register
39 aircraft are registered to owners in Appleton, Minnesota: 25 turboprops, 8 piston singles, 4 drones, 2 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- The proponent must meet all state and local requirements; the landing area must be limited to private use only; and all operations must be conducted visually. Because this is a private use heliport, all operators proceed at their own risk, and to enhance the safety of operations. We recommend: I. all helicopter approach / departure route operations should be conducted on a 110 degree clockwise to 190 degree egress course / 290 degree clockwise to O1O degree ingress course using the center of the heliport as the reference point. 2. A wind indicator continues to be maintained adjacent to the helipo RT, away from the approach and departure routes, and outside the safety area. 3. No night helicopter operations are conducted unless the heliport and wind indicator are lit in accordance with AC 150/5390-2C, paragraphs 415 and 411C. 4. The takeoff/landing area is appropriately marked in accordance with AC 150/5390-2C, paragraph 414. 5. The heliport proponent will reexamine obstacles in the vicinity of the approach/departure paths on an annual basis in accordance with AC L 50/5390-2C, paragraph 409E. any new obstacles noted will be forwarded to the airport district office, flight standards district office or regional flight standards division. 6. Unauthorized persons are restrained from access to the takeoff/landing area during helicopter flight operations (notably on the road to immediately east of the heliport). 7. Fire protection is provided in accordance with...
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.