Pentagon Army Heliport

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Pentagon Army Heliport
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An MV-22B from HMX-1 overflying the heliport in 2017
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Owner/OperatorFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
Location The Pentagon
Elevation  AMSL 60 ft / 18 m
Coordinates 38°52.26′N77°03.27′W / 38.87100°N 77.05450°W / 38.87100; -77.05450
Maps
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NGA diagram of the heliport
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Airplane silhouette.svg
Pentagon AHP
Location in Virginia
Helipads
NumberLengthSurface
ftm
100x10030x30Concrete

Pentagon Army Heliport( ICAO : KJPN, FAA LID : JPN) is a military heliport serving the Pentagon. It consists of a single pentagon-shaped helipad and is located on the northern side of the Pentagon building. [1] [2] It is used for ferrying VIPs such as military leaders and foreign guests to and from the Pentagon by helicopter. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 FAA Airport Form 5010 for JPN PDF , retrieved 2021-09-16
  2. 1 2 DoD Flight Information Publication (Enroute) - VFR Supplement United States (PDF). St. Louis, Missouri: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008. p. 217. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-30.
  3. "Japanese Minister of Defense visits Pentagon". DVIDS. 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2021-09-16.