Uw Hospital & Clinics Heliport (WS27), Wisconsin
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
UW Hospital & Clinics Heliport (WS27) is a private rooftop helipad in Madison, Wisconsin, dedicated to medical transport operations. Annual traffic is low, reflecting its role as a single-purpose hospital facility rather than a general aviation airport.
Fuel and airfield services
Fueling is available 24 hours a day, every day, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Uw Hospital & Clinics Heliport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Chicago / Rockford International (KRFD), 55 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Uw Hospital & Clinics Heliport recorded 125 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at WS27 concentrates in the summer months, with July and August recording the highest monthly operations of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 28 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Uw Hospital & Clinics Heliport has published operating constraints in one category: other notes.
Medical use only.
For clearance delivery, contact Chicago ARTCC.
Perimeter and floodlights are available.
Lighting consists of perimeter lights.
The helipad is located on a rooftop.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Uw Hospital & Clinics Heliport has five airfields within 32 NM. The closest is Middleton Municipal / Morey Field, 4.97 NM northwest.
Part of the Milwaukee and Madison area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at WS27
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at WS27.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
What kind of facility is UW Hospital & Clinics Heliport (WS27)?
WS27 is a private-use rooftop heliport at UW Hospital & Clinics in Madison, Wisconsin, restricted to medical use. It has a single concrete helipad measuring 100 by 100 feet, with no fixed-wing runway operations.
Is fuel available at WS27?
Fuel type data is not published for UW Hospital & Clinics Heliport (WS27). Operators should plan fuel arrangements at a nearby full-service airport rather than assume availability at this rooftop medical facility.
Where is the nearest customs facility to WS27?
The nearest customs airport to UW Hospital & Clinics Heliport is Chicago / Rockford International (KRFD), located about 55 nautical miles away. WS27 itself has no onsite customs processing, consistent with its private medical-use designation.