Sielaff Helo Pad

The heliport was a private facility for personal use, registered to Gary Sielaff at a residential address. The closure was not due to military conversion, accidents, or broad economic factors. The most probable reason is that the owner ceased helicopter operations from the property, for reasons such as selling the aircraft, no longer being certified to fly, or simply requesting its removal from official aviation databases.

The site at coordinates 42.472198, -93.304398 corresponds to a private residential property at 1806 Taylor Avenue in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Satellite and street-level imagery show a single-family home with a large lawn. There are no visible remnants of a formal helipad structure; the area formerly used for landings is now simply part of the home's yard.

The Sielaff Helo Pad was a private, residential heliport with no significant public or commercial historical importance. Its operations were strictly limited to personal flights by the property owner. It did not serve any commercial, cargo, or military functions and was never open to the public. The identifier US-11346 is not an official ICAO or FAA code but an internal number used by third-party data aggregators that cataloged the site when it was active.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Sielaff Helo Pad. As it is private residential property, any potential reopening would be an entirely private decision by the current landowner. It would require them to own a helicopter and successfully re-register the site with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This is considered highly unlikely.