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[[Image:Heliport Niagara Falls Ontario.jpg|thumb|300px|A heliport at Niagara Falls, Ontario]]
A '''heliport''' is a small [[airport]] suitable only for use by [[helicopter]]s. Heliports typically contain one or more [[helipad]]s and may have limited facilities such as fuel, lighting, a [[windsock]], or even hangars. In larger towns and cities, [[customs]] facilities may be available at a heliport.
The early advocates of helicopters hoped that heliports would become widespread, but they have become contentious in urban areas due to the unpleasant noise caused by helicopter traffic.
==Purpose==
In a large [[metropolis]], a heliport can serve [[passenger]] traffic needing to quickly move within the city or to outlying regions. Generally heliports can be situated closer to a town or [[city centre]] than an airport. The advantages in flying by helicopter to a destination or even the city's airport is that travel can be much faster than driving. As an example, the [[Downtown Manhattan Heliport]] in New York City provides scheduled service to [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] and is used to move important persons and goods quickly to destination as far away as [[Maryland]].
Some [[skyscraper]]s feature rooftop [[helipad]]s or heliports to serve the transport needs of executives or clients. The [[U.S. Bank Tower]] in [[Los Angeles]] is an example.
Helipads are common features at [[hospital]]s where they serve to facilitate emergency transfer of patients to [[Physical trauma|trauma]] units or to accept patients from remote areas without local hospitals or facilities capable of providing the level of [[emergency care]] required. In [[urban area|urban]] environments, these heliports are typically located on the roof of the hospital.
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