Windom Area Hospital Heliport
MN53 · Windom, Minnesota · Cottonwood County · map
Windom Area Hospital Heliport is a private heliport, 1 mile north of Windom, Minnesota, 1,375 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 45 by 45 feet of concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MN53
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,375 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- August 2016
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 45 × 45 ft | Concrete |
Aircraft registered in Windom from the FAA register
5 aircraft are registered to owners in Windom, Minnesota: 4 piston singles, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
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
- The proponent must meet all state and local requirements; the landing area must be L imited to private use only; and AL L operations must be conducted visually. Because this is a private use heliport, AL L operators proceed at their own risk. To enhance the safety of operations, we recommend: I ) all helicopter approach I departure route operations should be conducted on a 140 degree clockwise to 230 degree egress course I 320 degree clockwise to 050 degree ingress course using the center of the heliport as the reference point; 2) a wind indicator continues to be maintained adjacent to the heliport away from the approach and departure routes, and outside the safety area; 3) no night helicopter operations are conducted unless the heliport and wind indicator are L it in accordance with AC I 50/5390-2C, paragraphs 41 5 and 41 1 C; 4) the TAKEOFF/ landing area is appropriately marked in accordance with AC I 50/5390-2C, paragraph 414; 5) the heliport proponent will reexamine obstacles in the vicinity of the approach/departure paths on an annual basis I north accordance with AC 150/5390-2C, paragraph 409E. any new obstacles noted will be forwarded to the airport district office, flight standards district office or regional flight standards division; 6) unauthorized persons are restrained from access to the takeoff/landing area during helicopter flight operations (notably on the road to immediately east of the heliport); 7) fire protection is provided...
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.
