Uva Health University Hospital Heliport
8VA5 · Charlottesville, Virginia · Albemarle County · map
Uva Health University Hospital Heliport is a private heliport in Charlottesville, Virginia, 655 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 46 by 46 feet of mats.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 8VA5
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 655 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1982
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 46 × 46 ft | Mats | Perimeter lights |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | · Uva medcom mnts UNICOM. |
Aircraft registered in Charlottesville from the FAA register
61 aircraft are registered to owners in Charlottesville, Virginia: 39 piston singles, 10 turboprops, 4 business jets, 3 helicopters, 2 gliders. 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 Virginia.
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
- Restricted to medical emergencies only.
- Rotating beacon colors are red, green and clear.
- Activate rotating beacon - 123.05, 5 clicks.
- Medical use.
- Activate perimeter lights - 123.05, 5 clicks.
- Univ. Of Virginia Hospital.
- Uva medcom mnts UNICOM.
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.