Whalen Heliport
OH30 · Amelia, Ohio · Clermont County · map
Whalen Heliport is a private heliport, 3 miles southeast of Amelia, Ohio, 890 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 65 by 65 feet of grass and gravel.
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 OH30
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 890 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
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 2002
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 65 × 65 ft | Grass and gravel | Flood lights |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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: Clermont County (5 nm north), Cincinnati Muni/Lunken Field (13 nm northwest), Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (23 nm west), Butler County Rgnl/Hogan Field (28 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Clermont County (5 nm north), Cincinnati Muni/Lunken Field (13 nm northwest), Brown County (15 nm southeast), Gene Snyder Airport (20 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 Ohio · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Pvrdd all approach/departure rtes are clear of obstructions; area is marked; wind indcr is mntnd; compliance with 14 cfr part 91.126(B)(2).
- Preferred ingress/egress rtes 355 and 165 degreess mag.
- Marked with "H" in grass.
- +50 feet trees, west and south; 32 feet buildings, east and northeast; power lines and +155 feet water tower, 0.3 NM south; +30 feet power line running EAST-WEST, 530 feet north; +30 feet power line running NORTH-SOUTH, 60 feet from edge of approach path from the north.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Amelia from the FAA register
20 aircraft are registered to owners in Amelia, Ohio: 13 piston singles, 5 helicopters, 1 piston twin, 1 business jet. 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 Ohio.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Greater Cincinnati Aero Club LLC 1 aircraft · Alexandria, 12 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Amelia:
- Vertical Advantage Helicopters LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Vertical Advantage Helicopters is a helicopter operator based in Lebanon, Ohio at Warren County Airport (I68), near Cincinnati and Dayton.
Repair stations in Amelia:
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 · 8 since 1982, 1 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 Amelia 20 aircraft · 13 piston singles, 5 helicopters, 1 piston twins
- D&M Aviation INC 2 aircraft in town
- D & M Aviation INC 2 aircraft in town
- Vertical Advantage Helicopters LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Greater Cincinnati Aero Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Professional Aircraft Accessories · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this heliport 8 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Ohio 1,884 since 1982 · 253 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Ohio 149 landing places
- Ohio 8,531 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/OH30.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 12, 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.