RiskIndex

The trust layer for vertical-lift infrastructure.

Autonomous flight trusts the landing record completely. It assumes the coordinates, the dimensions, and the obstructions are right. Often they aren't. RiskIndex checks every FAA-registered U.S. heliport against independent public data, so you know which facilities hold up and which don't.

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The record is not a reliable foundation

We audited the FAA Airport Master Record and found four systematic failures in the national landing record. They were manageable in the helicopter era, when a pilot could look out the window. They get dangerous once software is flying.

98.5%
of 5,647 registered U.S. heliports have never had an independent field inspection. The owner supplied the data.
1,121+
hospital helipads are operating today with no FAA registration on file within a nautical mile.
Over half
of registered heliports are too small for eVTOL on their recorded dimensions alone, under FAA EB-105A.
48.5 nm
is how far one Nashville heliport sits from its real location in the federal record. It has been wrong since 1979.

Read the research: The State of the U.S. Heliport Record

What RiskIndex does

Data integrity

A trust score for each facility. How it was inspected, whether its recorded location holds up, and independent checks against USGS terrain and OSM building footprints.

Compliance

The five-question FAA screen: registration, airspace determination, state enforcement, NFPA 418, and eVTOL dimensional fit. Every version is locked and hash-anchored.

Dimensions

Measured pad size against what an eVTOL actually needs to approach and land, so you can see which existing pads can host an air taxi and which need real engineering.

Risk and underwriting

An underwriting-grade risk score with weather climatology, a peer benchmark, exposure notes, and a recommendation. Built for the people who insure these facilities.

Who it's for

Aviation underwriters

Specific, evidence-backed hazards per facility, not a bare number.

eVTOL operators

Which existing pads are viable landing sites, and which aren't.

Hospital systems

Whether your helipad's federal record matches what's actually on the roof.

Infrastructure developers

Where the convertible landing stock is, one facility at a time.

How to use it

The finding

Look up any facility and see its data integrity for free: trust tier, whether it has ever been inspected, location flags, terrain and structure checks, dimensions, and the five-question compliance screen. No signup.

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The assessment

The full RiskIndex Site Intelligence Report for a facility you care about: risk score, underwriting recommendation, dimensional analysis, weather hazard, and a peer benchmark.

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The feed

Risk data for all 5,647 facilities through the AirIndex API, in bulk or one at a time. For portfolio underwriting, operator planning, and autonomous flight.

Data license and API

Start with any facility.

Look up any U.S. helipad for free, or talk to us about a report or the data feed.

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