# Explorer Heliport (7AL1)

**Explorer Heliport** (FAA: 7AL1) is a heliport in Lexington, Alabama, United States. It opened in Nov 2016.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/7al1

## At a glance

- FAA: 7AL1
- Type: Heliport
- Serves: Lexington, Alabama, United States
- Opened: Nov 2016
- Elevation: 790 ft / 241 m
- Coordinates: 34.9937, -87.3419
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61671479
- Weather station: K2M2
- Ident: 7AL1

## Timeline

- Nov 2016: Explorer Heliport opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H1 | 35 ft / 11 m | 35 ft / 11 m | Concrete |  | yes |

## Nearby airports

- [MSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsl.md) Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [HSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khsv.md) Huntsville International Airport · 41 mi / 65 km
- [HUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khua.md) Redstone Army Air Field · 43 mi / 69 km
- [MQY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmqy.md) Smyrna Airport · 84 mi / 135 km
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · 87 mi / 139 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/7al1/data