University Of Alabama Hospital Heliport
AL38 · Birmingham, Alabama · Jefferson County · map
University Of Alabama Hospital Heliport is a private heliport owned by the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, 787 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 60 by 60 feet of aluminum.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AL38
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- University of Alabama Hospital
- Elevation
- 787 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1982
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 60 × 60 ft | Aluminum | Perimeter lights |
Aircraft registered in Birmingham from the FAA register
214 aircraft are registered to owners in Birmingham, Alabama: 109 piston singles, 60 business jets, 17 piston twins, 11 turboprops, 6 helicopters. 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 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
- VFR, private use only
- Medical.
- And flood lights.
- Helideck marked with white borderline and white Hospital cross with a red H in the center and red 22 to indicate helo gross weight of 22,000 pounds and red 60 to indicate rotor diameter up to 60 feet.
- Rooftop.
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.