Valley Hospital, Wasilla Heliport

The heliport was closed due to the relocation and replacement of the hospital it served. The original Valley Hospital was replaced by the new, larger Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, which was built at a different location. The heliport's operations were transferred to a new, modern helipad at the new facility.

The information in the query contains a common data discrepancy. The name 'Valley Hospital, Wasilla Heliport' and the 'closed' status refer to the heliport at the *old* Valley Hospital location (approx. 515 E Dahlia Ave, Palmer, AK). This original site has been redeveloped and is now part of the Mat-Su Borough complex, housing various government and health services offices. The original helipad no longer exists as an aviation facility.

The coordinates provided in the query (61.585202, -149.425004) actually point to the *new* hospital, the Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. This modern facility has a fully operational and active heliport (FAA LID: AK51) that continues the mission of the original, handling all medevac and patient transfer flights for the region. The identifier 'US-11080' is a non-standard code from a third-party database that incorrectly associates the old, closed heliport's name with the new, active heliport's location.

The Valley Hospital Heliport was a private-use facility dedicated to supporting medical operations for the former Valley Hospital in Palmer, Alaska (serving the greater Wasilla area). Its primary and critical function was for medical evacuation (medevac) flights, operated by services like LifeMed Alaska. It played a vital role in transporting critically ill or injured patients from accident scenes or smaller clinics throughout the vast Matanuska-Susitna Borough to the hospital for emergency care. Given Alaska's challenging geography and limited road access in many areas, this heliport was an essential piece of the region's emergency medical services infrastructure.

There are zero plans or prospects for reopening the original Valley Hospital heliport. Its function was permanently superseded by the new, superior heliport at the Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. The original site has been completely repurposed, and the need for a heliport there was eliminated with the hospital's relocation.