page_title: Research Triangle
section_title: Heliports
hierarchical_section_title: Research Triangle / Transportation / Air / Heliports
caption_attribution_description: English: Duke Life Flight helicopter N109DU on the helipad at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
context_page_description: The Research Triangle, commonly referred to as simply The Triangle, is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by three major research universities: North Carolina State University, Duke University, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as the cities of Raleigh and Durham and the town of Chapel Hill. The nine-county region, officially named the Raleigh–Durham–Cary combined statistical area, comprises the Raleigh–Cary and Durham–Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Areas and the Henderson Micropolitan Statistical Area.
  A 2019 Census estimate put the population at 2,079,687, making it the second largest combined statistical area in the state of North Carolina behind Charlotte CSA. The Raleigh–Durham television market includes a broader 24-county area which includes Fayetteville, North Carolina, and has a population of 2,726,000 persons.
  The "Triangle" name was cemented in the public consciousness in the 1950s with the creation of Research Triangle Park, home to numerous tech companies and enterprises.
context_section_description: These licensed heliports serve the Research Triangle region:
  Betsy Johnson Memorial Hospital Heliport (FAA LID: NC96), Dunn—publicly owned; medical service
  Duke University North Heliport (ICAO: NC92, FAA LID: NC92), Durham—privately owned; public medical service
  Garner Road Heliport (FAA LID: 3NC2), Raleigh—publicly owned; state government service
  Holly Green Heliport (FAA LID: 83NC), Durham—private
  Sky-5 Heliport (FAA LID: 2NC3), Raleigh—private, owned by Sky-5 Inc. (WRAL-TV)
  Sprint MidAtlantic Telecom Heliport (FAA LID: 11NC), Youngsville—private; corporate service
  Wake Medical Center Heliport (FAA LID: 0NC4), Raleigh—publicly owned; medical service
  Western Wake Medical Center Heliport (FAA LID: 04NC), Cary—publicly owned; medical service
  A number of helipads (i.e. marked landing sites not classified under the FAA LID system) also serve a variety of additional medical facilities (such as UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill), as well as private, corporate and governmental interests, throughout the region.
caption: NC92 helipad at Duke University Medical Center
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