Airports · Iowa · heliport · FAA file effective October 1, 2026

Palo Alto County Hospital Heliport

IA79 · Emmetsburg, Iowa · Palo Alto County · map

Palo Alto County Hospital Heliport is a private heliport owned by Palo Alto County Hospital in Emmetsburg, Iowa, 1,210 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 60 by 60 feet of concrete.

Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.

The airport

Codes: FAA IA79
Kind: Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
Owner: Palo Alto County Hospital
Elevation: 1,210 feet above sea level
Control tower: No control tower
Attended: unattended
On the chart: Omaha sectional
Magnetic variation: 3E
In the FAA's files since: April 2002

This airport's record at the FAA

Landing pad

Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

Pad	Length × width	Surface	Lights
H1	60 × 60 ft	Concrete	Perimeter lights

Aircraft registered in Emmetsburg from the FAA register

10 aircraft are registered to owners in Emmetsburg, Iowa: 8 piston singles, 2 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:

Flying L Aviation LLC 2

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

Emmetsburg Municipal EGQ · 1 nm southwest Peltz Field 8Y8 · 10 nm northeast Estherville Municipal EST · 17 nm north Algona Municipal AXA · 19 nm east Pocahontas Municipal POH · 23 nm south Spencer Municipal SPW · 23 nm west Fuller Airport 4D8 · 24 nm northwest Spirit Lake Municipal 0F3 · 25 nm northwest

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file

Provided clear of obstructions; trees located ' NW' to 'N' and tree 'E' of pad removed and buildings 'SE, 'S' and 'SW' of pad lighted; control pubic access; and adequacy fire equipment.
Red H in centerr
14 feet building 75' 'NW' and 38 feet tree 125 'E' of helipad.

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.