Pittsburgh City Center Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
 40-26-36.0200N (40.443339)
Longitude: 
 079-57-38.0400W (-79.960567)
Elevation: 
 1124.0 feet MSL (343 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 9.3 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 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found On: 
 Detroit Chart
FAA Region: 
 AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
DON CHARLEY
200 LOTHROP STREET
PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
412-647-5618		 UPMC PRESBYTERIAN
200 LOTHROP STREET
PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
412-647-5618

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 04/1986
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2124 feet (647 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 FDC
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Approach:  PITTSBURGH
126.725
126.725
Departure:  PITTSBURGH
126.725
126.725

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY PITSBURGH INTL ATCT (PIT) 126.725/291.650.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 412
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Flight Service Stations

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

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near PS78

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
5.5 Allegheny County Airport
(AGC KAGC AGC)		 164 173 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
12.1 Finleyville Airpark Airport
(G05)		 190 199 100LL
12.8 Pittsburgh International Airport
(PIT KPIT PIT)		 283 292 100LL, Jet A
15.2 Rostraver Airport
(KFWQ FWQ)		 157 166 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
20.0 Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport
(BTP KBTP BTP)		 1 10 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
23.8 Washington County Airport
(WSG KAFJ AFJ)		 219 228 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
27.0 Herron Airport
(7G1)		 281 290 80, 100LL
27.2 Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
(LBE KLBE LBE)		 111 121 100LL, Jet A
27.8 Mount Pleasant/Scottdale Airport
(P45)		 136 146 100LL
27.8 Beaver County Airport
(BFP KBVI BVI)		 315 324 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
32.2 Joseph A Hardy Connellsville Airport
(KVVS VVS)		 154 163 100LL, Jet A
33.5 Greene County Airport
(WAY KWAY WAY)		 193 202 100LL
34.0 Columbiana County Airport
(02G)		 294 303 100LL
34.2 Geary A Bates/Jefferson County Airpark Airport
(2G2)		 261 270 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
35.3 Wheeling Ohio County Airport
(HLG KHLG HLG)		 243 252 100LL, Jet A
43.2 Grove City Airport
(29D)		 347 356 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
45.1 Youngstown Elser Metro Airport
(4G4)		 313 322 100LL, Jet A+
48.0 Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field Airport
(MGW KMGW MGW)		 177 186 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
49.0 Marshall County Airport
(KMPG MPG)		 226 235 100LL
49.6 Somerset County Airport
(2G9)		 118 128 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 FOR CD CTC PITTSBURGH APCH AT 412-472-5591
A16 412-692-5000.
A17 FOR ATTENDANT CALL 412-692-5000.
A18 MEDICAL USE.
A52-H1 ELEVATOR TOWER & PENTHOUSE - EAST OF LANDING AREA; HOSPITAL TOWER & FLAGPOLE - NORTH OF LANDING AREA.
A81-APT FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 412-692-5191.
A81-BCN FOR ROTG BCN CALL 412-692-5191.
E111 PROVIDED FLAG POLE IS OBSTRUCTION LIGHTED.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: H1
Longest Runway: H1 is 96 ft (29 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

PS78 Airport Runway Details

Helipad H1  96 ft x 48 ft (29 m x 15 m)
Surface:  Concrete - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Perimeter lights (for helipads) Intensity

Helipad H1
Elevation: 
 1124.0
Latitude: 
 40-26-36.0200N
Longitude: 
 079-57-38.0400W
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Runway Markings Type: 
 None
Runway Markings Condition:
Fair

Services

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

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