Fort Buchanan Heliport
PR21 · Guaynabo, Puerto Rico · --Puerto Rico County · map
Fort Buchanan Heliport is a private heliport owned by the US Army Attn: Dep/Sec in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, 33 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 50 by 50 feet of concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PR21
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · owned by the Army
- Owner
- US Army Attn: Dep/Sec
- Elevation
- 33 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1978
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Concrete |
Aircraft registered in Guaynabo from the FAA register
31 aircraft are registered to owners in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico: 16 piston singles, 6 piston twins, 5 business jets, 3 helicopters, 1 airliner. 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 Puerto Rico.
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
- VFR/pvt use/helicopter operators established and maintenance radio coms with isla grande the control tower prior to departure feet Buchanan; prior permission required from the control tower by pilots of helicopters WO radios. Provided security measures maintd during operations to prevent access by other than helicopters.
- And A13 extn 2204/8108.
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.
