Pentagon Army Heliport

Pentagon Army Heliport
Pentagon Army Heliport
	An MV-22B from HMX-1 overflying the heliport in 2017
	IATA: none; ICAO: KJPN; FAA LID: JPN;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner/Operator	United States Army
Location	The Pentagon
Elevation AMSL	60 ft / 18 m
Coordinates	38°52.26′N 77°03.27′W
Maps
	; NGA diagram of the heliport
	Pentagon AHP Location in Virginia
Helipads
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration,[1] DoD FLIP[2]

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]

References

FAA Airport Form 5010 for JPN PDF, retrieved 2021-09-16
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.
"Japanese Minister of Defense visits Pentagon". DVIDS. 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2021-09-16.

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[FAA-1] FAA Airport Form 5010 for JPN PDF, retrieved 2021-09-16

[DoD-FLIP-USVFR-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.