Rocket Shoals Heliport
AL68 · Cherokee, Alabama · Colbert County · map
Rocket Shoals Heliport is a private heliport owned by Rocket Shoals LLC, 4 miles east of Cherokee, Alabama, 493 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 80 by 80 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 AL68
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Rocket Shoals LLC
- Elevation
- 493 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- July 2024
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 80 × 80 ft | Concrete | Flood 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: Northwest Alabama Regional (14 nm east), Bill Pugh Field (20 nm southeast), Savannah-Hardin County (30 nm northwest), Posey Field (31 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Northwest Alabama Regional (14 nm east), Segars Field (14 nm west), Bill Pugh Field (20 nm southeast), Tishomingo County (22 nm southwest).
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 Alabama · avgas.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Cherokee from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Cherokee, Alabama: 1 piston single. 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 Alabama.
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 Cherokee 1 aircraft · 1 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in Alabama 1,210 since 1982 · 172 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alabama 85 landing places
- Alabama 4,349 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/AL68.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.