Uab Medical West Heliport
AL80 · Bessemer, Alabama · Jefferson County · map
Uab Medical West Heliport is a private heliport owned by Uab Medical West, 5 miles ssw of Bessemer, Alabama, 631 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 43 by 43 feet of concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AL80
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Uab Medical West
- Elevation
- 631 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- 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 | 43 × 43 ft | Concrete | Perimeter lights |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Aircraft registered in Bessemer from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Bessemer, Alabama: 5 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 2 business jets. 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, 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
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.