Helicopters are a type of rotorcraft, which are capable of vertical take off and landing. They are fitted with one or more rotors, which enable them to hover, and to move forward or backwards and laterally. Helicopters can operate from smaller space compared to fixed-wing aircraft which often require a runway. They often use helipads as landing areas, which can be part of airports and heliports, or can be located in isolated places. A helicopter deck can be part of large ships, and oil rigs, while helipads can sometimes located atop large skyscrapers.
List by country Country Helipads Helicopters Notes Civilian Military World 38,53631,192 8 418 1 22 9 4127821053Andorra Heliport 53 144 31996 2 341 368 2,300 166 1 17766 5 5285 1 11 62353654 1 57 108 162531130 5 20 1,768 1,109 251 3 7 3 25 6 1 1 916 481 2,955 175 194525784 1,721 2,8002,200 2 21724127 1 1531 9 1 23357 291193268 2 48 6 40368 1 1 1 33 6,860 4,487 12291710027 545 3,537 610 116 1 4 3041 449 890 3617 59 10822454221019116 170 30 15 1333103 1,071 200710 64 179152 90 80128 21 431591034 13 61143 229 2,3004151,140 Ultralight Helicopters2 3,036 806 599 15 6126 3269 22 202 1,280 1926838862 11 20 24216 5 27482 2 272 11 12 2 30 3 18079 545 586 189 1 Monaco Heliport 1 6 1 17 184126513871309432818 194 74274Heliport in Nederland 8 2,577 919 24 17 250 11538 7 116 26334Heliports of Norway 20 245 178 200522 3 3 102298 7 10783 416 18091 16 192210 658127 40 31 4645 3 86 6,201 2,2251,451430 100 35204 1140 2 1371 1 1633 3 50 1,262 96 577 Piston helicopters 458 530159 Spratly Islands 3 1245 864 1 163 Svalbard 1 11 25046 52345 43 13168 30 41 30720 168 115282 8 11 76 213 110 445 Turkish Heliports 25 22 42 19492 1,100 77199 170 1,062 348 1,283 helis registered 13,09710,0006,1316,154 heliports & 6,943 helipads369 88 35186 25 28150662529
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External links Rotorcraft Operations and Statistics March 2011 Global Military Helicopters Market