Mission Hospital Mcdowell Heliport
NC33 · Marion, North Carolina · Mc Dowell County · map
Mission Hospital Mcdowell Heliport is a private heliport owned by Mh Mission Hospital Mcdowell, 1 mile northeast of Marion, North Carolina, 1,470 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 50 by 50 feet of concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The heliport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA NC33
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Mh Mission Hospital Mcdowell
- Elevation
- 1,470 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 2004
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Concrete, good | Perimeter lights |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Hickory and center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.15 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this heliport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Rutherford County/Marchman Field (15 nm south), Avery County/Morrison Field (17 nm north), Foothills Regional (22 nm northeast), Asheville Regional (28 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Rutherford County/Marchman Field (15 nm south), Avery County/Morrison Field (17 nm north), Foothills Regional (22 nm northeast), Asheville Regional (28 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in North Carolina · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 24 hours.
- Fato length and width, 68 feet an X 68 feet; safety area length and width, 92 feet an X 92 feet. Ingress / egress orientation 234 / 246.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Marion from the FAA register
24 aircraft are registered to owners in Marion, North Carolina: 23 piston singles, 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.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in North Carolina.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this heliport
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this heliport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Marion 24 aircraft · 23 piston singles, 1 drones
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this heliport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Carolina 1,762 since 1982 · 304 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in North Carolina 106 landing places
- North Carolina 7,123 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/NC33.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of November 10, 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.