Blackberry Ridge Heliport
IA03 · Iowa City, Iowa · Johnson County · map
Blackberry Ridge Heliport is a private heliport, 2 miles northeast of Iowa City, Iowa, 713 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 33 by 33 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IA03
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 713 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- February 2015
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 33 × 33 ft | Grass |
Aircraft registered in Iowa City from the FAA register
103 aircraft are registered to owners in Iowa City, Iowa: 78 piston singles, 12 business jets, 6 helicopters, 4 piston twins, 3 drones. 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 Iowa.
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
- 1. Approach/departure route operations shall be conducted on ingress/egress bearings from the heliport of 002 degrees clockwise through 013 degrees (relative to true north) using the center of the landing area as the reference point, and provided the following action is taken: a. Obstructions that penetrate the 8:1 approach/departure surface must be lowered or removed; B. objects that penetrate the object identification surface (as defined by advisory circular (AC) 150/5390-2C, par. 217 and fig. 2-32 must be marked and/or lighted in accordance with AC 70/7460-1. C. no other approach/departure paths may be used unless penetrating obstructions are cleared, lowered, and marked as described above. 2. The fato and safety area must remain clear of objects that exceed two inches above the fato surface elevation. 3. Fixed obstructions with in 100 feet of the helipad safety area that penetrate the object identification surface must be marked or lighted in accordance with AC 150/5390-2 and AC 70/7460-1, as amended. 4. The proponent must insta LL a wind cone in accordance with AC 150/5390-2C, par. 212. 5. At a minimum, the fato must be marked and oriented in accordance with AC 150/5390-2C, as amended. 6. Operations must be limited to VFR weather conditions only. 7. The landing area must be limited to PRIVATE-USE.
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.