Lanier Heliport

The heliport was a private facility located at a private residence. Its closure was a direct result of the owner ceasing operations and selling the property. The owner's business, Lanier Helicopters, Inc., had been dissolved several years prior, making the heliport's closure a formality upon the sale of the land. This can be categorized as closure due to a change in property ownership and cessation of private use.

The site is a private residential property on the shore of Lake Lanier. Satellite imagery confirms that the physical concrete helipad structure still exists on the lawn of the home. However, it is no longer registered with the FAA as an active aviation facility and serves no operational purpose. It is simply a remnant feature on the grounds of a private residence.

Lanier Heliport held no major public or military historical significance. It was a private-use heliport with the official FAA Location Identifier 8GA3 (the ICAO code US-11313 is a non-standard identifier used by some third-party databases). The facility was owned and operated by Jerry J. Lanier, owner of Lanier Helicopters, Inc. Operations were limited to private helicopter flights for the owner's business and personal use, originating from his lakefront residence in Cumming, GA. The heliport consisted of a single concrete helipad on the property's lawn.

There are no known public plans or prospects for reopening Lanier Heliport. As the helipad is on private residential land, any potential reactivation would be entirely at the discretion of the current or a future property owner. It would require them to seek and obtain a new registration with the FAA. The likelihood of this is considered extremely low, and there is no prospect of it ever becoming a public-use facility.