Harborview Medical Center Heliport (WA53), Washington
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Harborview Medical Center is a private-use hospital heliport in Seattle, Washington, supporting a single paved touchdown pad. It sits inland from the region's larger airports, with Boeing Field the nearest of these neighbors at 4.47 nm to the south.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Harborview Medical Center Heliport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is W55, 2 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Harborview Medical Center Heliport recorded 171 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in December. Bizav traffic at WA53 peaked in December at 22 operations against a low of 9 in both February and June, per FAA TFMSC data for 2025.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month December, 22 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 3.2 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Harborview Medical Center Heliport has published operating constraints in two categories: access and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Seattle Approach.
Facility is limited to medical use.
The helipad has an H marking in its center.
Perimeter lights are installed on the helipad.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Harborview Medical Center Heliport has five airfields within 19 NM. The closest is Boeing Field / King County International (KBFI), 4.47 NM south.
Part of the Seattle area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at WA53
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 WA53.
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 WA53 in Seattle?
WA53 is the private-use heliport at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, restricted to medical use. It has a single paved helipad, H1, measuring 80 by 80 feet, and is not staffed by air traffic control.
Is there customs clearance available at Harborview Medical Center?
Harborview Medical Center heliport has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs point is W55, located 1.67 nm away, and inbound flights requiring clearance need to route through that facility instead.
How much bizav traffic does WA53 see annually?
Harborview Medical Center heliport recorded 171 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 187 total operations, according to FAA TFMSC data. Monthly volumes ranged from 9 operations in February and June up to 22 in December.