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Heliports in Illinois

Illinois has 234 heliports: 4.1% of the US total of 5,662. That ranks #5 by count and #24 per person (1.84 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

#24

national rank (per capita)

234

heliports

1.84

per 100k residents

The data

Source: FAA airport data (NASR), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026. Every facility the FAA lists as a heliport, at its own coordinates. Many are private or hospital pads. A few offshore pads up to 25 km out count in the nearest state.

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Illinois: 234 rows (CSV)All of the US (CSV)

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Named heliports in Illinois include

GENESIS MEDICAL CTR-ALEDO · ALSIP FIRE DEPARTMENT · OSF ST ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTER · ALTON MEML HOSPITAL · JOAN GRAVES EDWARDS · NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL · AMITA HEALTH MERCY MEDICAL CENTER/AURORA · RUSH-COPLEY MEDICAL CENTER · ADVOCATE GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPITAL · BATCHTOWN · MEML HOSPITAL · KOEHLER

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