What (who) is helipad - definition
LANDING AREA OR PLATFORM FOR HELICOPTERS
Helicopter landing pad; Helopad; Heli-pad; Helicopter pad; Chopper pad; Helideck; Portable helipad
![An [[NHI NH90]] (NH205) helicopter of the [[Finnish Army]] on the helipad of the [[Turku Central Hospital]] during an exercise.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/NH90 ÅUCS flygplats maj 2012.JPG?width=200 "An [[NHI NH90]] (NH205) helicopter of the [[Finnish Army]] on the helipad of the [[Turku Central Hospital]] during an exercise.")
![Strategic Sealift Ship]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PFC William B Baugh (ship) 2.jpg?width=200 "Strategic Sealift Ship]].")
![Helipad atop the [[SunAmerica Center]] in Century City, California, USA](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sun America Building Helipad.jpg?width=200 "Helipad atop the [[SunAmerica Center]] in Century City, California, USA")
![The main helipad at [[University Hospital Coventry]] in England](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Uni hosp coventry air ambulance 12l07.JPG?width=200 "The main helipad at [[University Hospital Coventry]] in England")
![High Speed Vessel ''Swift'']]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Oryx helicopter.jpg?width=200 "High Speed Vessel ''Swift'']]")
![AH-12}} waiting for helicopters to bring in [[Korean War]] wounded.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/4303031141 4b89069e29 bHelicoptère.jpg?width=200 "AH-12}} waiting for helicopters to bring in [[Korean War]] wounded.")
![[[Bitexco Financial Tower]] Helipad, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bitexco Financial Tower Helipad.jpg?width=200 "[[Bitexco Financial Tower]] Helipad, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam")
![Helipads on the [[flight deck]] of [[USS San Antonio]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/USS San Antonio flight deck.jpg?width=200 "Helipads on the [[flight deck]] of [[USS San Antonio]]")
![Helipad atop the [[Eddystone Lighthouse]] offshore [[Rame Head]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Phare-d-Eddystone-Rocks.jpg?width=200 "Helipad atop the [[Eddystone Lighthouse]] offshore [[Rame Head]]")
![[[Yorkshire Air Ambulance]] helicopter landing on the roof of the [[Leeds General Infirmary]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yorkshire Air Ambulance landing at Leeds General Infirmary (20th October 2016) 003.jpg?width=200 "[[Yorkshire Air Ambulance]] helicopter landing on the roof of the [[Leeds General Infirmary]]")
helipad
¦ noun a landing and take-off area for helicopters.
helipad
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A helipad is a place where helicopters can land and take off.
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heliport
![[[Copterline]] helicopter at the heliport of [[Linnahall]] in [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Copterline.jpg?width=200 "[[Copterline]] helicopter at the heliport of [[Linnahall]] in [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]]")
![The [[Hernesaari Heliport]] in [[Hernesaari]], [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hernesaaren helikopterikenttä ilmasta.jpg?width=200 "The [[Hernesaari Heliport]] in [[Hernesaari]], [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]")
![Heliport of the university hospital [[Aachen]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Uka landeplatz morgengrauen.jpg?width=200 "Heliport of the university hospital [[Aachen]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]")
AIRPORT DESIGNED FOR HELICOPTER AND EVTOL USE
Vertiport; Heliports; Helicopter port; Heliport lights; Helideck lights;helipad lights;heliport lights; Helidrome; "Rotor station"; "Rotorstation"
¦ noun an airport or landing place for helicopters.
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Helipad
A helipad is a landing area or platform for helicopters and powered lift aircraft.
While helicopters and powered lift aircraft are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked hard surface away from obstacles where such aircraft can land safely.
Larger helipads, intended for use by helicopters and other vertical take-off and landing aircraft (VTOL), may be called vertiports. An example is Vertiport Chicago, which opened in 2015.
Examples of use of helipad
1. Helicopters took off and landed on the helipad outside.
2. THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER Down at the helipad, signs of improvement.
3. The facility would have included 11 firing ranges, a driving track and a helipad.
4. Datura has a good helipad, but it is more remote than Kot.
5. With its own helipad and guarded perimeter fence, the club is a paragon of exclusivity.