Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Heliport
73NR · Spruce Pine, North Carolina · Mitchell County · map
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Heliport is a private heliport owned by Mission Hospital, 1 mile sse of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, 2,642 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 74 by 74 feet of concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The heliport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 73NR
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Mission Hospital
- Elevation
- 2,642 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- December 2023
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 74 × 74 ft | Concrete, excellent | Perimeter lights |
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: Avery County/Morrison Field (4 nm northeast), Foothills Regional (23 nm east), William B Greene JR Regional (28 nm north), Rutherford County/Marchman Field (30 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Avery County/Morrison Field (4 nm northeast), Foothills Regional (23 nm east), William B Greene JR Regional (28 nm north), Rutherford County/Marchman Field (30 nm south).
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 North Carolina · avgas.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Spruce Pine from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Spruce Pine, North Carolina: 7 piston singles. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in North Carolina.
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 Spruce Pine 7 aircraft · 7 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in North Carolina 1,759 since 1982 · 303 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in North Carolina 106 landing places
- North Carolina 7,117 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/73NR.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 30, 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.