Detail from the Los Angeles Helicopter Route Chart, showing airspace, terrain and navigation features
Helicopter Route Chart

Los Angeles Helicopter Route Chart

Official FAA digital chart — free GeoTIFF and PDF download

Edition 9 Jul 2026 Superseded 3 Sep 2026 5 days remaining 33.4°N–34.3°N, 118.3°W–116.9°W Not for navigation

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From Los Angeles to the Inland Empire

Central Los Angeles forms the western edge of a sheet that runs east across the San Gabriel Valley and Inland Empire towards the San Jacinto foothills, while its southern reach takes in much of Orange County and the nearby Pacific coast. This is a compact but varied operating area: dense urban development is hemmed by the San Gabriel, San Bernardino and Santa Ana mountains, with valleys and passes dividing the terrain.

Related FAA coverage

The Helicopter Route Chart is the specialist sheet among the three FAA products covering this area, focusing on helicopter routes across the metropolitan region. The Terminal Area Chart presents the wider terminal environment at a detailed scale, while the Sectional Aeronautical Chart places the same locality within broader Southern California route planning and regional context. Together, they extend the view from helicopter-specific urban coverage to the surrounding terminal and cross-country picture, with no adjoining helicopter chart required.

Airports on this chart

IDAirportCityElev RwysLongest
KRIV RIVMarch ARBRIVERSIDE, CA1,536 ft213,302 ft
KONT ONTOntario IntlONTARIO, CA944 ft212,197 ft
KLGB LGBLong Beach (Daugherty Fld)LONG BEACH, CA60 ft710,000 ft
KSBD SBDSan Bernardino IntlSAN BERNARDINO, CA1,159 ft110,000 ft
KCNO CNOChinoCHINO, CA650 ft37,000 ft
F70French ValleyMURRIETA/TEMECULA, CA1,349 ft16,000 ft
KSNA SNAJohn Wayne/Orange CountySANTA ANA, CA55 ft35,700 ft
KRAL RALRiversideRIVERSIDE, CA818 ft35,401 ft
L65Perris ValleyPERRIS, CA1,413 ft15,100 ft
KPOC POCBrackett FldLA VERNE, CA1,013 ft24,840 ft
KREI REIRedlands MuniREDLANDS, CA1,574 ft14,504 ft
KHMT HMTHemet-RyanHEMET, CA1,514 ft24,315 ft
KEMT EMTSan Gabriel ValleyEL MONTE, CA295 ft13,995 ft
KCCB CCBCableUPLAND, CA1,443 ft33,863 ft
KCPM CPMCompton/WoodleyCOMPTON, CA98 ft23,323 ft
KAJO AJOCorona MuniCORONA, CA533 ft13,200 ft
KRIR RIRFlabobRIVERSIDE/RUBIDOUX/, CA767 ft13,190 ft
KFUL FULFullerton MuniFULLERTON, CA96 ft43,121 ft

18 public-use airports within this chart's coverage, ordered by runway length. A further 7 private and restricted landing facilities are not listed. Source: FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

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Common questions

What area does the Los Angeles Helicopter Route Chart cover?

It spans 33.4°N to 34.3°N and 118.3°W to 116.9°W. Airports on the sheet fall within California. The full list of public-use airports within its coverage is on this page.

Should I download the GeoTIFF or the PDF?

Take the GeoTIFF if you are loading the chart into moving-map software or a flight planner — it is georeferenced, so the software can place it correctly on a map, and it ships with a world file and FGDC metadata at 300 dpi (35.1 MB). Take the PDF to print it or read it on a second screen (71.2 MB); it is the same chart without georeferencing.

Is this the current Los Angeles chart?

This is the FAA edition effective 9 July 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. Visual charts are reissued every 56 days and we publish each new edition on the day it takes effect. It is for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

Is the Los Angeles Helicopter Route Chart free to download?

Yes, with no account required. FAA charts are United States Government works and are not subject to copyright protection in the US under 17 U.S.C. § 105. Guest downloads are speed-capped, so a sheet this size takes a while; PRO members download at full line speed and can take the whole family as one archive.

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