LAPD Hooper Heliport
City-owned private-use heliport in Los Angeles, CA, US
34°03′16″N 118°13′46″W / 34.05438°N 118.22953°W / 34.05438; -118.22953| Number | Length | Surface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ft | m | ||
| H1 | 600 | 183 | Concrete |
| Based aircraft | 17 |
|---|
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
LAPD Hooper Heliport (FAA LID: 58CA) is a city-owned private-use heliport located one nautical mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of Los Angeles, in Los Angeles County, California, United States.[1]
History
Hooper Heliport is located on the roof of the C. Erwin Piper Technical Center, the world's largest rooftop airport. It is centrally located next to Los Angeles Union Station. It is home to the Los Angeles Police Department's Air Support Division which is the largest metropolitan police aviation unit in the U.S. with 16 helicopters.
The Piper Technical Center is also used as a parking lot for the LAPD motor pool including marked and unmarked units, vans, buses, motorcycles, and the V-100 SWAT armored cars.
Hooper Heliport served as home base for the fictional police helicopter Blue Thunder in the 1983 motion picture of the same name, while construction of the heliport was still being completed.[2]
See also
- LAPD Air Support Division
- List of airports in the Los Angeles area
- Police aviation
References
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for 58CA PDF, effective 2008-07-31.
- ^ Blue Thunder DVD notes commentaries and featurettes
External links
- Airport information for 58CA at AirNav
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for 58CA at SkyVector
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