Los Alamos Medical Center Heliport
NM15 · Los Alamos, New Mexico · Bernalillo County · map
Los Alamos Medical Center Heliport is a private heliport owned by Los Alamos Medical Center, 1 mile west of Los Alamos, New Mexico, 7,303 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 42 by 42 feet of concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA NM15
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Los Alamos Medical Center
- Elevation
- 7,303 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 2018
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 42 × 42 ft | Concrete |
- Runway H1: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 123.0 |
Aircraft registered in Los Alamos from the FAA register
46 aircraft are registered to owners in Los Alamos, New Mexico: 40 piston singles, 2 gliders, 2 drones, 1 turboprop, 1 balloon. 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 New Mexico.
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
- Heliport south of Medical Center.
- Ingress/egress from the south.
- Avoid building marked with obstruction lights 50 feet north of helipad.
- Avoid light pole marked with obstruction lights, 100 feet southwest of helipad.
- Prior permission required required for helipad 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.