Rockingham County Heliport
8N0 · Eden, North Carolina · Rockingham County · map
Rockingham County Heliport is a public-use heliport owned by Rockingham County, 1 mile east of Eden, North Carolina, 605 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 60 by 60 feet of concrete.
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What is the airport code for Rockingham County Heliport?
Its FAA code is 8N0.
Where is Rockingham County Heliport?
It is 1 mile east of Eden, North Carolina, 605 feet above sea level.
Does Rockingham County Heliport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Rockingham County Heliport?
5 pilot examiners and 5 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 8N0
- Kind
- Heliport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Rockingham County
- Elevation
- 605 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1986
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 60 × 60 ft | Concrete, good | Non-standard lights |
- Runway H1: runway lead-in lights, tree 28 ft high 195 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | · Activate non-standard peri and rlls H1 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Also here
- air ambulance
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Rockingham County NC Shiloh (6 nm southwest), Blue Ridge Airport (16 nm northwest), Danville Regional (20 nm east), Piedmont Triad International (25 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Rockingham County NC Shiloh (6 nm southwest), Blue Ridge Airport (16 nm northwest), Air Harbor Airport (19 nm south), Danville Regional (20 nm east).
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.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided VFR only.
- Rotating beacon located on hospital roof 300 feet northeast of landing pad.
- Nmrs +30 feet light poles in parking lot.
- Activate non-standard peri and rlls H1 - the common traffic frequency.
- Tara pruett, dir surgical services.
- Three peri lights.
- Non-standard rlls lights and IN-GND concrete drctn arrows on approach/departure path (east and northwest).
- The northwest approach slope is 7:1 due to 69 feet trees 523 feet from helipad offset 6 feet left of centerline.
- 25 feet power line 200 feet west of pad and 60 feet power line 200 feet southeast of pad.
- 60 feet diam concrete pad.
- +30 feet ant on top of hospital (122 feet above ground level) 300 feet northeast of pad.
- Parking area northwest of landing pad; +4 feet peri fence WI 13 feet of helicopter southwest corner.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Eden from the FAA register
13 aircraft are registered to owners in Eden, North Carolina: 10 piston singles, 2 business jets, 1 piston twin. 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 5 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 9 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 10 engineering representatives, 7 training center evaluators, 3 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner.
- Doris Gatewood private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Shiloh Airport · Stoneville, NC (9 nm) · (540) 522-6115 · [email protected]
- Travis Jeffrey Williams private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Danville Regional Airport · Danville, VA (20 nm) · (434) 250-4310 · [email protected]
- Garland Michael Boone private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Triad Aviation Acadmey · Greensboro, NC (25 nm) · (336) 403-4622 · [email protected]
- Ronald Leo Horton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · SIGNATURE AVIATION · Greensboro, NC (25 nm) · (704) 519-6746 · [email protected]
- Christopher Marshall Whittle private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Burlington, NC (30 nm) · (336) 264-0943 · [email protected]
All 43 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- 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 Eden 13 aircraft · 10 piston singles, 2 business jets, 1 piston twins
- 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 7,120 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/8N0.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 29, 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.