Great River Medical Center Heliport
45IA · West Burlington, Iowa · Des Moines County · map
Great River Medical Center Heliport is a private heliport owned by Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Ctr, 1 mile northeast of West Burlington, Iowa, 700 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 45IA
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Ctr
- Elevation
- 700 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 2000
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Concrete | Perimeter lights |
Aircraft registered in West Burlington from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in West Burlington, Iowa: 2 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 helicopter, 1 business jet. 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 Iowa.
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
- Provided fato/heliport approach surface/heliport transitional surface clear of obstructions; and wires east/west of helipad marked.
- Medical use.
- Activate perimeter lights - the common traffic frequency.
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.