Eamc Freestanding Emerg Dept Heliport
AL85 · Auburn, Alabama · Lee County · map
Eamc Freestanding Emerg Dept Heliport is a private heliport owned by East Alabama Medical Center, 2 miles southwest of Auburn, Alabama, 619 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 40 by 40 feet of concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AL85
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- East Alabama Medical Center
- Elevation
- 619 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- April 2021
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 40 × 40 ft | Concrete, good | Perimeter lights |
Aircraft registered in Auburn from the FAA register
93 aircraft are registered to owners in Auburn, Alabama: 59 piston singles, 14 drones, 10 piston twins, 5 business jets, 4 turboprops. 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
- Preferred approach/departure from/to northeast respectively. Preferred approach hdg 259 degreess. Preferred departure hdg 079 degreess.
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.