Airports · North Carolina · heliport · FAA file effective October 1, 2026

Headwaters AT Banner Elk Clubhouse Heliport

NR22 · Banner Elk, North Carolina · Avery County · map

Headwaters AT Banner Elk Clubhouse Heliport is a private heliport, 5 miles wnw of Banner Elk, North Carolina, 3,740 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 50 by 50 feet of asphalt.

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

The airport

Codes: FAA NR22
Kind: Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
Elevation: 3,740 feet above sea level
Control tower: No control tower
Attended: unattended
On the chart: Charlotte sectional
In the FAA's files since: January 2026

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	50 × 50 ft	Asphalt, good

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF)

122.9

Aircraft registered in Banner Elk from the FAA register

6 aircraft are registered to owners in Banner Elk, North Carolina: 2 turboprops, 2 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 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.

Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in North Carolina.

Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records

No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.

Nearby within 30 nautical miles

Johnson County 6A4 · 14 nm northeast William B Greene JR Regional 0A9 · 15 nm northwest Avery County/Morrison Field 7A8 · 16 nm south Johnson City Airport 0A4 · 20 nm northwest Tri-Cities Airport TRI · 27 nm northwest Foothills Regional MRN · 28 nm southeast Shiflet Field 9A9 · 29 nm south Ashe County GEV · 29 nm northeast

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file

Fato length an X width 75 feet an X 75 feet. Safety area length an X width 100 feet an X 100 feet. Prim ingress 090 degrees, prim egress 090.
Day night VFR use. Emergency helicopter landing facility.

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.