Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Helistop 1
CA77 · Ridgecrest, California · Kern County · map
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Helistop 1 is a private heliport owned by Ridgecrest Regional Hospital, 1 mile north of Ridgecrest, California, 2,291 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 77 by 77 feet of concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CA77
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
- Elevation
- 2,291 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1973
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 77 × 77 ft | Concrete |
- Runway H1: right-hand traffic pattern
Aircraft registered in Ridgecrest from the FAA register
45 aircraft are registered to owners in Ridgecrest, California: 32 piston singles, 8 gliders, 3 piston twins, 1 turboprop, 1 drone. 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 California.
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
- Private use.
- Medical.
- Administrator
- Power lines (55 feet poles) to northwest. Trees to northeast.
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.