University Of Florida Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
 29-38-36.0200N (29.643339)
Longitude: 
 082-21-13.0700W (-82.353631)
Elevation: 
 125.0 feet MSL (38 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 6.4 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 00 N.M. N of Gainesville, Florida
Found On: 
 Jacksonville Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
CLINT L. WILDE
PO BOX 14485
GAINESVILLE, FL 32604
352-373-0517		 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
226 TIGERT HALL
GAINESVILLE, FL 32604
904-373-0517

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 07/1990
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZJX (Jacksonville)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZJX (Jacksonville)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1125 feet (343 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Gainesville(GNV)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 53FL

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    5.1 Gainesville Regional Airport
    (GNV KGNV GNV)    		 56 63 100, Jet A
    8.2 Flying Ten Airport
    (0J8)    		 259 265 100LL
    20.0 Keystone Heights Airport
    (42J)    		 52 59 100LL, Jet A+
    29.1 Ocala International-Jim Taylor Field Airport
    (OCF KOCF OCF)    		 166 173 100LL, Jet A-1+
    34.3 Lake City Gateway Airport
    (LCQ KLCQ LCQ)    		 340 346 100LL, Jet A
    34.6 Palatka Municipal/Lt Kay Larkin Field Airport
    (28J)    		 88 95 100LL, Jet A
    34.9 Marion County Airport
    (X35)    		 181 187 100LL, Jet A+
    39.2 Cross City Airport
    (CTY KCTY CTY)    		 269 275 100LL, Jet A
    42.5 Cecil Airport
    (NZC KVQQ VQQ)    		 35 42 100LL, Jet A-1+
    47.5 Herlong Recreational Airport
    (KHEG HEG)    		 36 43 100LL, Jet A
    48.0 Crystal River/Davis Field Airport
    (KCGC CGC)    		 193 199 100LL, Jet A
    50.4 Inverness Airport
    (KINF INF)    		 177 183 100LL, Jet A+
    52.6 Suwannee County Airport
    (24J)    		 318 324 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    56.1 Northeast Florida Regional Airport
    (UST KSGJ SGJ)    		 69 76 100LL, Jet A
    56.6 Umatilla Municipal Airport
    (X23)    		 139 146 100, 100LL
    56.9 Leesburg International Airport
    (LEE KLEE LEE)    		 149 156 100LL, Jet A
    60.3 Jacksonville Exec At Craig Airport
    (CRG KCRG CRG)    		 46 53 100LL, Jet A
    60.8 Flagler Exec Airport
    (KFIN FIN)    		 99 106 100LL, Jet A
    61.6 Jacksonville International Airport
    (JAX KJAX JAX)    		 33 40 100LL, Jet A
    65.8 Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Field Airport
    (KDED DED)    		 121 128 100LL, Jet A, UL94

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC JACKSONVILLE APCH AT 904-741-0284.
    A52-H1 HAS 60' LIGHT POLES AROUND HELIPORT BOUNDARY.
    E111 PRVDD VFR/PVT USE ONLY; OPNS ARE CONDUCTED FROM 260-300 DEGS & FROM 045-065 DEGS; AREA IS MARKED; WIND INDICATOR IS MAINTAINED.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 30 ft (9 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    53FL Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  30 ft x 30 ft (9 m x 9 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Latitude: 
    		 29-38-36.0200N
    Longitude: 
    		 082-21-13.0700W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A, UL94
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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