Unm Hospital Critical Care Tower West Heliport
NM28 · Albuquerque, New Mexico · Bernalillo County · map
Unm Hospital Critical Care Tower West Heliport is a private heliport owned by Univ of New Mexico Hospital, 2 miles ene of Albuquerque, New Mexico, 5,292 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 43 by 43 feet of deck.
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 NM28
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Univ of New Mexico Hospital
- Elevation
- 5,292 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Albuquerque sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- January 2024
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 43 × 43 ft | Deck | Perimeter lights |
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: Albuquerque International Sunport (3 nm south), Double Eagle II Airport (9 nm west), Belen Regional (29 nm south), Moriarty Municipal (31 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Albuquerque International Sunport (3 nm south), Double Eagle II Airport (9 nm west), Mid Valley Airpark (21 nm south), Sandia Airpark Estates East (22 nm east).
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 New Mexico · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Michael kearney
- Tlof 43X43 feet; fato 72X72 feet; saftey area 12.5X12.5 feet; ingress 201/021; egress 201/021.
- Metal
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Albuquerque from the FAA register
1,181 aircraft are registered to owners in Albuquerque, New Mexico: 532 piston singles, 371 balloons, 88 turboprops, 59 piston twins, 39 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in New Mexico.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Albuquerque, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Albuquerque Soaring Club INC 5 aircraft · Albuquerque, 4 miles away The Albuquerque Soaring Club is a flying club established in 1960 that operates gliders from Moriarty Airport, 35 miles east of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Chagres Flight Training LLC 3 aircraft · Albuquerque, 4 miles away
- Co-Operative Cross Roads Flying Club 2 aircraft · Albuquerque, 4 miles away Crossroads Flying Club is a cooperative flying club based at Double Eagle Airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Kirtland Aero Club 2 aircraft · Albuquerque, 4 miles away
- 377 Morale Welfare Recreational Services Aero Club 1 aircraft · Albuquerque, 4 miles away
- Albuquerque Aviation Academy 1 aircraft · Albuquerque, 4 miles away
- High Desert Flight Instruction LLC 1 aircraft · Albuquerque, 4 miles away High Desert Aviation provides aerial application services to government entities including the BLM, US Forest Service, and DoD.
- High Desert Flyers Association 1 aircraft · Albuquerque, 4 miles away
- Kirtland Air Force Base Aero Club 1 aircraft · Kirtland Afb, 4 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Albuquerque:
- Cutter Flight Management Inc. 13 aircraft on the certificate Cutter Aviation is a family-owned FBO network operating six locations across the Southwest (Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, Phoenix Sky Harbor, Phoenix Deer Valley, Prescott, and Georgetown).
- South Aero, Inc. 11 aircraft on the certificate South Aero is a family-owned aviation company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, offering passenger and cargo charter services.
- Bode Aviation, Inc. 9 aircraft on the certificate Bode Aviation, Inc.
- Aero Charter and Transport, Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate
- Med Flight Air Ambulance, Inc. 2 aircraft on the certificate Med Flight Air Ambulance is an air ambulance operator providing critical care air medical transport services in New Mexico, the Southwest, nationwide, and internationally.
- Critical Air Response Enterprises LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Aeroacumen LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Mike Echo Aviation INC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Albuquerque:
- 10 Tanker Air Carrier LLC 10 Tanker Air Carrier is an aerial firefighting organization operating since 2006.
- Air One Systems, LLC Air One Systems is a FAA Part 145 repair station specializing in avionics installation and maintenance for general aviation aircraft.
- Albuquerque Balloon Center INC AERCO Balloon is a hot air balloon repair station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, holding an FAA Part 145 repair station certificate.
- Bode Aviation INC Bode Aviation Inc is a diversified aviation services company headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Eclipse Aerospace INC Eclipse Aerospace manufactures and markets the Eclipse 550 twin-engine jet, a fuel-efficient business aircraft designed for individuals and small businesses.
- Power Sonix INC
- Sandia Aerospace Corporation
- Superiaire Technologies LLC
- Vibrant Corporation
- Yulista Solutions, LLC.
Companies in the same town as this heliport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this heliport
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this heliport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Albuquerque 1,181 aircraft · 532 piston singles, 371 balloons, 88 turboprops
- Sky West Aviation INC Trustee 286 aircraft in town
- Rainbow Ryders INC 49 aircraft in town
- Copter Lease LLC Trustee 11 aircraft in town
- South Aero INC 9 aircraft in town
- Enterprise Aviation Services LLC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Hangar 505 LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Sandia Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Cutter Flight Management Inc. 13 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- South Aero, Inc. 11 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Bode Aviation, Inc. 9 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Aero Charter and Transport, Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Albuquerque Soaring Club INC 5 aircraft · flying club
- Chagres Flight Training LLC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Co-Operative Cross Roads Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- 10 Tanker Air Carrier LLC · repair station
- Air One Systems, LLC · repair station
- Albuquerque Balloon Center INC · repair station
- Bode Aviation INC · repair station
- Accidents and incidents in New Mexico 1,422 since 1982 · 183 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in New Mexico 65 landing places
- New Mexico 3,108 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/NM28.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 October 30, 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.