Helipad facts for kids

A helipad in the United Kingdom

A helicopter landing pad (helipad) is a landing area for helicopters, like a runway for an airplane.

Images for kids

There is a helipad in the back of this U.S. Navy Strategic Sealift Ship.
An NHI NH90 (NH205) helicopter of the Finnish Army on the helipad of the Turku Central Hospital during an exercise.
Helipad atop the SunAmerica Center in Century City, California, USA
The main helipad at University Hospital Coventry in England
A helicopter touches down on a helideck on board the High Speed Vessel Swift
Floating helipads of the American hospital ship USS Haven (AH-12) waiting for helicopters to bring in Korean War wounded.
Bitexco Financial Tower Helipad, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Helipads on the flight deck of USS San Antonio
Helipad atop the Eddystone Lighthouse offshore Rame Head
Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopter landing on the roof of the Leeds General Infirmary