helipads

Chopper touchdown zones

Helipads are designated landing surfaces for helicopters, typically marked with a large H or circle.

They appear on hospital roofs, offshore oil platforms, yacht decks, and military installations.

A helipad is smaller and simpler than a heliport, which offers fueling and other services.

The medical helicopter touched down on the rooftop helipad.

aviation

rotorcraft

Aircraft lifted by blades

pilot · navigation · windsock · takeoff · hover · flight · clearance · airborne · gyrocopter · turboshaft

emergency

medevac

Emergency air transport injured

disaster · ambulance · trauma · hospital · coastguard · casualty · crisis · relief · response · stretcher

infrastructure

tarmac

Paved airport surface

perimeter · lighting · surface · tie-downs · drainage · fencing · maintenance

rooftop

skyscraper

Very tall urban building

skyline · elevator · building · terrace · cityscape · elevation · access · metropolis · hotel · corporate

military

base

Supporting bottom structure

deployment · naval · combat · field · outpost · bunker · camouflage · tactical · warzone

offshore

platform

Raised flat structure

petroleum · subsea · helideck

Categories
Opposites
aircraft landing infrastructure type

helipadsrunways

Paved aircraft paths

airstrips · landing strips · international airports · aircraft carriers · airports

Family

helipad

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G