Plain English Meaning

Places built and approved for helicopters to land and take off, along with any nearby support buildings.

Full Definition

Areas of land, water, or structures used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of helicopters, including associated buildings and facilities.

Context Anchor

Seen in instrument procedure discussions and charts when a route, approach, or departure is designed for helicopters instead of airplanes.

Derivation

From 'helicopter' combined with the ending '-port' (as in airport, seaport). The '-port' suffix comes from Latin portus, meaning a harbor or place of arrival and departure. So a is simply the helicopter equivalent of an airport.