LAPD Jay Stephen Hooper Memorial Heliport (Los Angeles, California)

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555 Ramirez St. Space 475
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 485-2011
www.lapdonline.org/air_support_division

Site operational since January 1978
FAA Identifier: 4CA0
Dimensions: 205 x 105 ft. / 62 x 32 m

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The Los Angeles Police Department maintains the largest police aviation unit in the U.S., and they can boast that they have the largest municipal police aviation unit in the world. There are a couple of units larger such as the South African Police Service Air Unit, but they are a state wide vs. a municipal agency.

LAPD Air Support operates a total of 17 helicopters and one King Air 200.
Their primary base is the Hooper Memorial Heliport which is a roof top heliport complete with it's own control tower. The control tower coordinates all helicopter traffic in and out of the heliport as well as maintaining radio communication with LAX (Los Angeles International Airport).

Of the 17 helicopters in their fleet 12 are Eurocopter AS350's, 4 are Bell 206 Jet Rangers, (with an additional 206B training copter), and until recently the 17th helicopter was a Bell Uh-1H (Huey). The unit is in the process of transitioning from the Huey to the Bell 412.

Operating a fleet of 17 helicopters and providing adequate cover and assistance to the street cops of Los Angeles requires a little bit of manpower. On average the LAPD Air Support Units has 77 sworn personnel assigned to it. The number likely fluctuates a little bit as people move in and out of the unit.