Airports · New Mexico · heliport · FAA file effective October 1, 2026

Rust Medical Center Heliport

NM36 · Rio Rancho, New Mexico · Sandoval County · map

Rust Medical Center Heliport is a private heliport owned by Presbyterian Rust Medical Center, 2 miles southwest of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, 5,253 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 40 by 40 feet of concrete.

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

The airport

Codes: FAA NM36
Kind: Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
Owner: Presbyterian Rust Medical Center
Elevation: 5,253 feet above sea level
Control tower: No control tower
On the chart: Albuquerque sectional
Magnetic variation: 11E
In the FAA's files since: February 2020

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	40 × 40 ft	Concrete

Aircraft registered in Rio Rancho from the FAA register

120 aircraft are registered to owners in Rio Rancho, New Mexico: 90 balloons, 24 piston singles, 3 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 2 piston twins, 1 helicopter. 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:

Four Corners Balloon Rides LLC 4

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

Double Eagle II Airport AEG · 7 nm southwest Albuquerque International Sunport ABQ · 12 nm south Sandia Airpark Estates East 1N1 · 27 nm east Mid Valley Airpark E98 · 28 nm south Lovelace Westside Hospital Heliport NM50 · 1 nm southeast · private Sandoval Regional Medical Center Heliport 50NM · 5 nm north · private Albuquerque Regional Medical Center Heliport NM00 · 8 nm south · private Presbyterian Hospital Heliport NM39 · 9 nm south · private

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file

All ingress/egress routes have at the very minimum a clear 8:1 visual approach slope. Tlof is illuminated with flush green light fixtures. Tlof is marked to indicate the maximum takeoff weight and maximum length of helicopter which the tlof is designed. Tlof is marked with a touchdown/position circle, and perimeter is defined with a continuous 12-IN (30 CM) white line. Cautionary sign is displayed to control access to heliport. Only one helicopter shall occupy the helipad at a time. A NON-OBSTRUCTING lighted wind indicator is maintained adjacent to the takeoff/landing area, but located outside the safety area and app/dept paths. App operations should be conducted from 280 -TO- 320 degree course, and 080 -TO-175 degree course using the Center of heliport as the ref point. Dept operations should be conducted from 100 -TO- 140 degree course, and 260 -TO- 355 degree course, using the Center of heliport as the ref point.

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.