Cheyenne Mountain Heliport

Military operational realignment. The heliport became largely redundant after the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) relocated their day-to-day command operations from the Cheyenne Mountain Complex to nearby Peterson Air Force Base (now Peterson Space Force Base) in 2006. With the mountain facility transitioning to an alternate command center and training site, the need for a dedicated, active heliport at its entrance was significantly diminished.

The site of the former heliport is located at the North Portal entrance to the Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station and remains part of this active, high-security military installation. Satellite imagery shows a paved pad with a faded 'H' marking, indicating its former use. While the helipad itself is no longer in regular operational use, the overall facility it served, the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, continues to function as a designated alternate command center and a critical training and support facility for NORAD and USNORTHCOM.

The heliport was an integral support facility for the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, a famous and critical Cold War-era military command center built to withstand a nuclear attack. Its primary function was to provide secure, direct air access to this highly sensitive site. Operations included the transport of high-ranking military and government officials (VIPs), rapid movement of essential personnel, and providing a capability for emergency medical evacuations (medevac). It exclusively handled military helicopters (such as the UH-60 Black Hawk and its predecessors) supporting the vital national defense missions of NORAD and, at the time, U.S. Space Command, which were housed deep within the mountain.

There are no known public plans or prospects for reopening the Cheyenne Mountain Heliport for regular operations. The primary command functions it once supported are now permanently based at Peterson Space Force Base, which has its own extensive airfield. The heliport's role is considered obsolete for routine needs. While the pad could likely be used for an emergency or special-case landing, its formal reinstatement as an active, designated heliport is highly improbable.