# University of Florida Heliport (53FL)

**University of Florida Heliport** (FAA: 53FL) is a heliport in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It opened in Jul 1990.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/53fl

## At a glance

- FAA: 53FL
- Type: Heliport
- Serves: Gainesville, Florida, United States
- Opened: Jul 1990
- Elevation: 125 ft / 38 m
- Coordinates: 29.6434, -82.3536
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74842064
- Weather station: KGNV · WMO 74756
- Ident: 53FL

## Timeline

- Jul 1990: University of Florida Heliport opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H1 | 30 ft / 9 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Grass |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [GNV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgnv.md) Gainesville Regional Airport · 5.9 mi / 9.5 km
- [VQQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvqq.md) Cecil Airport · 49 mi / 79 km
- [NIP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knip.md) Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) · 57 mi / 92 km
- [UST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksgj.md) Northeast Florida Regional Airport · 65 mi / 104 km
- [LEE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klee.md) Leesburg International Airport · 66 mi / 105 km
- [CRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcrg.md) Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport · 69 mi / 112 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/53fl/data