# Hughes/Corporate Heliport (CL71)

**Hughes/Corporate Heliport** (FAA: CL71) is a heliport in Los Angeles, California, United States. It opened in 1943. It closed in 1986. It is operated by Hughes Aircraft Company.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cl71

## At a glance

- FAA: CL71
- Type: Heliport
- Operator: Hughes Aircraft Company
- Serves: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Opened: 1943 (Wikipedia)
- Closed: 1986 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 75 ft / 23 m
- Coordinates: 33.9661, -118.4240
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_Airport_(California) (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5933314
- Weather station: KLAX · WMO 72295
- Ident: CL71

## Timeline

- 1943: Hughes/Corporate Heliport opens.
- 1986: Hughes/Corporate Heliport closes.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H1 | 120 ft / 37 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Concrete |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · 1.9 mi / 3.0 km
- [SMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmo.md) Santa Monica Municipal Airport · 3.8 mi / 6.1 km
- [HHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khhr.md) Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport · 5.9 mi / 9.5 km
- [BUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbur.md) Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [VNY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvny.md) Van Nuys Airport · 17 mi / 28 km
- [LGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klgb.md) Long Beach International Airport · 19 mi / 30 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Hughes Airport (California)”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hughes_Airport_(California)&oldid=1363043528), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/cl71/data