Iowa Methodist Medical Center Heliport
IA64 · Des Moines, Iowa · Polk County · map
Iowa Methodist Medical Center Heliport is a private heliport owned by Iowa Methodist Medical Ctr in Des Moines, Iowa, 990 feet above sea level. It has 2 landing pads.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IA64
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Iowa Methodist Medical Ctr
- Elevation
- 990 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1978
Landing pads 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 68 × 75 ft | Concrete | |
| H2 | 66 × 75 ft | Concrete |
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 123.05 |
Aircraft registered in Des Moines from the FAA register
108 aircraft are registered to owners in Des Moines, Iowa: 70 piston singles, 15 turboprops, 8 balloons, 6 piston twins, 6 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.
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
- Provided clear approach/departure paths for a minimum 8:1 glide slope; transitional surface 2:1; ant on roof of adjoining building removed prior to activation; and simultaneous approaches to gnd and rooftop heliports are discouraged.
- Medical.
- Mark bragg
- Rooftop.
- Rooftop.
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.