Stark County Sheriff Heliport
5D1 · Canton, Ohio · Stark County · map
Stark County Sheriff Heliport is a public-use heliport owned by Stark CO Comm, 4 miles northeast of Canton, Ohio, 1,135 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 120 by 75 feet of asphalt.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Stark County Sheriff Heliport?
Its FAA code is 5D1.
Where is Stark County Sheriff Heliport?
It is 4 miles northeast of Canton, Ohio, 1,135 feet above sea level.
Does Stark County Sheriff Heliport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Stark County Sheriff Heliport?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Fulton Flying Club INC and Cleveland Soaring Society INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Stark County Sheriff Heliport?
9 pilot examiners and 13 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The heliport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 5D1
- Kind
- Heliport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Stark CO Comm
- Elevation
- 1,135 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1971
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 120 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway H1: pole 28 ft high 85 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this heliport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Akron-Canton Regional (8 nm northwest), Akron Fulton International (14 nm northwest), Carroll County/Tolson (20 nm southeast), Portage County (22 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Akron-Canton Regional (8 nm northwest), Akron Fulton International (14 nm northwest), Tri-City Airport (15 nm east), Kent State University Airport (19 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Ohio · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR only.
- Ingress/egress clkws from pad. Ingress northeast fato 220 degrees +/- 10 degreess, egress northeast fato 040 degreess +/- 10 degreess.
- Adnl obstructions +230 feet tower (lighted), 465 feet southwest; +271 feet tower (lighted), 1364 feet southeast.
- Recommended approach hdg 210-230 degreess; departure hdg 030-050 degreess.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Canton from the FAA register
104 aircraft are registered to owners in Canton, Ohio: 67 piston singles, 19 balloons, 5 business jets, 4 turboprops, 4 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Ohio.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Canton, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Fulton Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · North Canton, 5 miles away
- Cleveland Soaring Society INC 6 aircraft · Hartville, 8 miles away Cleveland Soaring Society is a glider club based at Geauga County Airport in Middlefield, Ohio.
- Voyagers Flying Club 1 aircraft · Akron, 9 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Canton:
- Stark Airways LLC 6 aircraft on the certificate
- Air Business LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate
Companies in the same town as this heliport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
9 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 13 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 5 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 4 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 2 training center examiners.
- David Alan Ciraci private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Canton, OH (0 nm) · (330) 495-7275 · [email protected]
- Martha Anne Gabriel Crum private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Akron Fulton Airport, KAKR · Akron, OH (8 nm) · (585) 727-0215 · [email protected]
- Jedd Brian Sprunger private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Dalton, OH (17 nm) · (330) 466-0279 · [email protected]
- Shannon Ruth Rote private pilot, sport pilot, commercial pilot; balloons · Doylestown, OH (19 nm) · (330) 322-7679 · [email protected]
- Timothy Palcho private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Kent State University Airport · Stow, OH (21 nm) · (330) 256-5132 · [email protected]
- Stuart Thomas Cory private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Medina, OH (27 nm) · (330) 421-5902 · [email protected]
- Charles Edward Sargent private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Beaver Falls, PA (42 nm) · (724) 513-7274 · [email protected]
- Eric Carl Stormfels private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Beaver County Airport · Beaver Falls, PA (42 nm) · (412) 974-9334 · [email protected]
All 44 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this heliport
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this heliport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Canton 104 aircraft · 67 piston singles, 19 balloons, 5 business jets
- Brentco Aerial Patrol INC 12 aircraft in town
- Wasting Time LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Soaring Thunderbirds INC 4 aircraft in town
- Fw Cielo LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Foxtrot Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Stark Airways LLC 6 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Air Business LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Fulton Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Cleveland Soaring Society INC 6 aircraft · flying club
- Voyagers Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Accidents and incidents in Ohio 1,877 since 1982 · 246 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Ohio 149 landing places
- Ohio 8,528 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/5D1.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.
