Woodland Clinic Heliport

The heliport's closure was a direct result of the closure of the medical facility it served, the Woodland Clinic. Like many rural healthcare facilities, the clinic ceased operations that required emergency air ambulance services. Without the parent clinic, there was no longer a purpose for the heliport, leading to its decommissioning. This is a common reason for the closure of private medical heliports.

The site of the former heliport is now part of the property for the Woodland Senior Center. The building that once housed the Woodland Clinic has been repurposed to serve the community's senior citizens. Satellite imagery of the location (33.373278, -85.396754) still shows the faint, faded remnants of the helipad markings—a circle with an 'H'—in the parking lot southwest of the main building. The area is now used for vehicle parking and is not maintained or designated for any aviation activity.

The Woodland Clinic Heliport (8AL8) was a private-use facility whose sole purpose was to support medical operations for the Woodland Clinic in rural Randolph County, Alabama. Its primary function was to serve as a landing zone for Helicopter Air Ambulance (HAA) services, commonly known as medevac or life-flight helicopters. These operations were critical for the community, enabling the rapid transport of critically ill or injured patients from accident scenes to the clinic, or transferring stabilized patients from the clinic to larger, more specialized trauma centers in cities like Birmingham or Atlanta. While not historically significant on a national level, it was a vital piece of the local emergency medical services (EMS) infrastructure, significantly reducing transport times and improving patient outcomes in a remote area.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Woodland Clinic Heliport. The FAA identifier 8AL8 has been canceled, and the site's primary user, the medical clinic, no longer exists. Reopening would require the establishment of a new facility with a need for helicopter services, a complete safety and feasibility study, and re-registration with the FAA. Given that the site has been repurposed, this is considered highly unlikely.