Mays Island Helistop

The primary reason for the closure was the extensive damage sustained by the Linn County Courthouse during the 2008 flood. The building was inundated with over eight feet of water, leading to a complete gutting and multi-year renovation project. During the reconstruction, the helistop was not rebuilt, likely due to a combination of factors: the high cost of reconstruction and recertification, a re-evaluation of its necessity, and a shift in operational priorities toward flood mitigation and restoring core government services.

The site of the former helistop is now simply the roof of the fully restored and operational Linn County Courthouse. There is no longer any aviation infrastructure, markings, or equipment at the location (41.9758, -91.670197). Mays Island itself continues to serve as the seat of city and county government, housing the Cedar Rapids City Hall, Linn County Courthouse, and Linn County Jail.

The Mays Island Helistop was a private-use facility located at the Linn County Courthouse on Mays Island, the civic and governmental heart of Cedar Rapids. The ICAO identifier, US-11360, is a non-official code used by some databases to track locations not formally recognized by the FAA, indicating its private or limited-use nature. When active, its operations were likely infrequent and specialized, presumed to be for the use of the Linn County Sheriff's Office for law enforcement activities, or potentially for emergency management and VIP transport to the government center. It was never a commercial or public-use facility and did not handle general aviation traffic.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Mays Island Helistop. The facility was not included in the post-flood renovation plans for the courthouse. Modern alternatives, such as the increased use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) by law enforcement agencies like the Linn County Sheriff's Office, have likely superseded the need for a dedicated helicopter landing pad on the building. Furthermore, excellent helicopter facilities exist at the nearby Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) and local hospitals, making a new helistop on Mays Island a low priority and economically unfeasible.