Virginia Beach Municipal Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
 36-44-52.1000N (36.747806)
Longitude: 
 076-02-36.5100W (-76.043475)
Elevation: 
 12.0 feet MSL (4 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 10.9 W (as of June 2026 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 00 N.M. N of Virginia Beach, Virginia
Found On: 
 Washington Chart
FAA Region: 
 AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
JEFFERY DICKENS
2667 LEROY RD
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23456
757-385-4831		 CITY OF VA BEACH
C/O RISK MANAGEMENT, 2400 COURTHOUSE DRIVE #22
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23456
757-385-4217

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 08/1986
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZDC (Washington)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZDC (Washington)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1012 feet (308 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

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    Area Code: 804
    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade

    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Leesburg(DCA)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 56VA

    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
    11.6 Norfolk International Airport
    (ORF KORF ORF)    		 319 330 100LL, Jet A
    14.2 Chesapeake Regional Airport
    (KCPK CPK)    		 249 260 100LL, Jet A
    19.7 Hampton Roads Exec Airport
    (KPVG PVG)    		 275 286 100LL, Jet A+
    27.0 Suffolk Exec Airport
    (KSFQ SFQ)    		 261 272 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    29.9 Elizabeth City Cg Air Station/Regional Airport
    (ECG KECG ECG)    		 192 203 100LL, Jet A-1+
    31.6 Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport
    (PHF KPHF PHF)    		 317 328 100LL, Jet A
    41.4 Franklin Regional Airport
    (FKN KFKN FKN)    		 266 277 100LL, Jet A
    50.1 Northeastern Regional Airport
    (EDE KEDE EDE)    		 210 221 100LL, Jet A-1+
    52.5 Dare County Regional Airport
    (MEO KMQI MQI)    		 161 172 100LL, Jet A-1+
    55.6 Accomack County Airport
    (MFV KMFV MFV)    		 13 24 100LL, Jet A
    60.7 Tri-County At Henry Joyner Field Airport
    (KASJ ASJ)    		 243 253 100LL, Jet A-1+
    68.8 New Kent County Airport
    (W96)    		 311 322 100LL
    76.1 Richmond International Airport
    (RIC KRIC RIC)    		 307 317 100LL, Jet A
    81.2 Richmond Exec/Chesterfield County Airport
    (KFCI FCI)    		 299 309 100LL, Jet A
    88.1 Hanover County Municipal Airport
    (KOFP OFP)    		 311 321 100LL, Jet A
    93.1 Pitt-Greenville Airport
    (PGV KPGV PGV)    		 224 234 100LL, Jet A
    96.8 Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional Airport
    (KAVC AVC)    		 268 278 100LL, Jet A
    98.9 Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport
    (SBY KSBY SBY)    		 14 25 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 PRIOR PERMISSION, CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE REQUIRED.
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
    E111 PROVIDED PROPONENT ENTERS INTO A LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH NAS OCEANA;USERS MADE AWARE OF OBSTRUCTION EAST OF PAD.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 250 ft (76 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    56VA Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  250 ft x 250 ft (76 m x 76 m)
    Runway Length Source:  FAA as of 11/20/2025
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 12.0
    Latitude: 
    		 36-44-52.1000N
    Longitude: 
    		 076-02-36.5100W
    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
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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