Editing Heliport (section)

==Heliport markings ==
While heliports can be oriented in any direction, they will generally have very definitive approach and departure paths.  However, heliports are not numbered in the same way that [[runway]]s at [[airport]]s are.  Recommended standard practice by both the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA) and the [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] (ICAO) is to orient a H in the center of the TLOF, in line with the preferred approach / departure direction.<ref name="TC"/>

An information box should also be included in the TLOF area, which provides the [[aircraft gross weight]] the helipad is rated for, as well as the maximum size helicopter the helipad has been designed to accommodated, which is based on the [[helicopter rotor]] diameter and overall length of the largest design helicopter that will service the helipad.  Under normal conditions, it is standard practice to paint the maximum gross weight a helipad is designed to support in either metric tonnes, kilograms, or thousands of pounds, along with the maximum helicopter dimensions in metres or feet.  Arrows are oftentimes painted on the heliport to indicate to pilots the preferred approach / departure paths.  Other common markings can include ownership, radio frequencies, company logo(s), and magnetic north.<ref name="TC"/>