# Plant Gorgas Heliport (8AL5)

**Plant Gorgas Heliport** (FAA: 8AL5) is a heliport in Parrish, Alabama, United States. It opened in Aug 2017.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8al5

## At a glance

- FAA: 8AL5
- Type: Heliport
- Serves: Parrish, Alabama, United States
- Opened: Aug 2017
- Elevation: 256 ft / 78 m
- Coordinates: 33.6425, -87.1972
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61671528
- Weather station: KJFX
- Ident: 8AL5

## Timeline

- Aug 2017: Plant Gorgas Heliport opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H1 | 26 ft / 8 m | 26 ft / 8 m | Concrete |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [BHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbhm.md) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [TCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktcl.md) Tuscaloosa National Airport · 38 mi / 61 km
- [KEET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keet.md) Shelby County Airport · 40 mi / 64 km
- [CBM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcbm.md) Columbus Air Force Base · 72 mi / 115 km
- [HSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khsv.md) Huntsville International Airport · 73 mi / 117 km
- [ANB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kanb.md) Anniston Regional Airport · 77 mi / 124 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/8al5/data