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eVTOL landing-readiness index

The tracked US metros ranked by the measured dimensional readiness of their heliport stock — pad geometry against the federal eVTOL FATO footprint. A dimensional pre-screen; obstruction clearance and site validation are per-facility.

Across the tracked metros

50 ft

median pad, across (eVTOL FATO needs ~100 ft)

91%

of measured pads fall short of the eVTOL footprint

68/764

measured pads already meet it

Measured pad geometry (FAA NASR APT_RWY) vs. federal FATO sizing (FAA EB-105). A dimensional pre-screen — independent of the underwriting risk score. The State of the U.S. Heliport Record →

#	Metro	Facilities	Median pad	Meet footprint
1	Los Angeles CA	146	50 ft	10/146(7%)
2	New York NY	39	60 ft	8/39(21%)
3	Dallas TX	69	50 ft	6/57(11%)
4	Houston TX	68	50 ft	5/64(8%)
5	Phoenix AZ	48	42 ft	5/48(10%)
6	Salt Lake City UT	23	50 ft	4/23(17%)
7	Charlotte NC	11	60 ft	3/11(27%)
8	San Francisco CA	17	54 ft	3/17(18%)
9	Cincinnati OH	19	43 ft	3/19(16%)
10	Atlanta GA	27	40 ft	3/27(11%)
11	Minneapolis MN	10	55 ft	2/10(20%)
12	Austin TX	21	50 ft	2/18(11%)
13	Chicago IL	25	50 ft	2/25(8%)
14	San Diego CA	16	48 ft	2/16(13%)
15	San Antonio TX	20	45 ft	2/15(13%)
16	Seattle WA	21	40 ft	2/21(10%)
17	Washington D.C. DC	25	60 ft	1/25(4%)
18	Tampa FL	22	50 ft	1/22(5%)
19	Denver CO	28	50 ft	1/28(4%)
20	Boston MA	11	50 ft	1/11(9%)
21	Nashville TN	10	47 ft	1/10(10%)
22	Orlando FL	44	40 ft	1/44(2%)
23	Miami FL	37	50 ft	0/37(0%)
24	Columbus OH	14	50 ft	0/14(0%)
25	Las Vegas NV	17	46 ft	0/17(0%)

Ranked by the count of pads that already meet the ~100 ft eVTOL FATO footprint. “Median pad” is the controlling (limiting) dimension of measured pads in the metro. Click a metro for its facility list and per-site detail.

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