Bankhead Dam Heliport
4AL0 · Northport, Alabama · Tuscaloosa County · map
Bankhead Dam Heliport is a private heliport owned by Alabama Power Company, 15 miles northeast of Northport, Alabama, 376 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 30 by 30 feet of concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 4AL0
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Alabama Power Company
- Elevation
- 376 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- May 2017
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 30 × 30 ft | Concrete |
Aircraft registered in Northport from the FAA register
25 aircraft are registered to owners in Northport, Alabama: 18 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 3 business jets, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Alabama.
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
- Conditional per 2016-ASO-4550-NRA
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.