Santa Ana, US 🇺🇸 Closed Airport
US-11154
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33 ft
US-CA
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 33.766998° N, -117.917999° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: CA94
Despite extensive searches for recent traveler reviews and experiences at Albalisa Dinner Playhouse Inc Heliport (US-11154) in Santa Ana, US, no public feedback or detailed accounts regarding heliport operations were found. This suggests that the heliport may be a private facility or one with very limited public access, making comprehensive traveler reviews unavailable.
Based on the lack of publicly available traveler reviews, it is not possible to provide a summary of traveler sentiment, facility details, or operational experiences for the Albalisa Dinner Playhouse Inc Heliport. It is likely that this facility does not cater to general public travel in a manner that would generate widespread reviews.
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Approximately May 1982. The heliport was an accessory to the Albalisa Dinner Playhouse, which permanently closed its doors around that time. The heliport would have ceased operations concurrently with the theater's closure.
Economic reasons. The heliport's existence was solely dependent on the Albalisa Dinner Playhouse. When the theater went out of business due to financial issues, the heliport became defunct as its purpose was eliminated. The subsequent demolition and redevelopment of the entire mall site in the mid-1980s permanently removed any trace of the facility.
The site has been completely redeveloped. The original Fashion Square mall, which housed the dinner theater and heliport, was demolished in the mid-1980s. The location is now occupied by the MainPlace Mall (2800 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA) and its extensive multi-level parking structure and surface lots. There are no physical remnants of the heliport.
The Albalisa Dinner Playhouse Inc Heliport was a private-use facility that served the adjacent dinner theater, which operated from the late 1970s until 1982 at the Santa Ana Fashion Square mall. Its primary function was likely to provide a novel and exclusive transportation option for high-profile performers, celebrity guests, or wealthy patrons, allowing them to arrive directly at the venue via helicopter. This amenity was a symbol of the luxury and novelty culture of Orange County during that era. Operations would have been very light and consisted exclusively of private VFR (Visual Flight Rules) helicopter arrivals and departures. The identifier 'US-11154' is a non-official ICAO code, likely an internal designation used by aviation databases for small or historical airfields, rather than an official code assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
None. The site is now a major regional shopping center. The physical land has been fundamentally altered and is densely developed. There is no infrastructure, no operational need, and no plans or discussions whatsoever to re-establish a heliport at this location.