# Buchanan Heliport, Pensacola, United States

**Buchanan Heliport** was a heliport in Pensacola, Florida, United States. It opened in 1940. It closed in 1973.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-3777

## At a glance

- Type: Closed heliport
- Serves: Pensacola, Florida, United States
- Opened: 1940
- Closed: 1973
- Elevation: 103 ft / 31 m
- Coordinates: 30.5258, -87.1897
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Ellyson_Field (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6981706
- Weather station: KPNS
- Ident: US-3777

## Timeline

- 1940: Buchanan Heliport opens.
- 1973: Buchanan Heliport closes.

## Nearby airports

- [PNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpns.md) Pensacola International Airport · 3.7 mi / 5.9 km
- [NPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knpa.md) Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field · 14 mi / 23 km
- [KNDZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kndz.md) Whiting Field Naval Air Station South Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [NSE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knse.md) Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North · 17 mi / 27 km
- [KHRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khrt.md) Hurlburt Field · 31 mi / 49 km
- [VPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvps.md) Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · 40 mi / 65 km

## Sources

- [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/us-3777/data