# Athens-Limestone Hospital Helipad (5AL9)

**Athens-Limestone Hospital Helipad** (FAA: 5AL9) is a heliport in Athens, Alabama, United States. It opened in Jul 2014.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/5al9

## At a glance

- FAA: 5AL9
- Type: Heliport
- Serves: Athens, Alabama, United States
- Opened: Jul 2014
- Elevation: 693 ft / 211 m
- Coordinates: 34.8028, -86.9806
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61671334
- Weather station: KDCU
- Ident: 5AL9

## Timeline

- Jul 2014: Athens-Limestone Hospital Helipad opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H1 | 60 ft / 18 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Concrete |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [HSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khsv.md) Huntsville International Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [HUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khua.md) Redstone Army Air Field · 19 mi / 30 km
- [MSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsl.md) Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [BHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbhm.md) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · 87 mi / 139 km
- [MQY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmqy.md) Smyrna Airport · 87 mi / 140 km
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · 93 mi / 149 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/5al9/data