infrastructure / Base game

Helipad

Small helicopter landing pad for passengers and cargo.

1950 – onwards

Layouts and variants

Option	Availability	Function	Values and options
Helipad	1950 – onwards	Small helicopter landing pad for passengers and cargo.	Construction $0 Annual maintenance $0/year Transport modes Helicopter

Transport modes

Helicopter

Connections

Warehouse transfer within station catchment · 5

Relevant vehicles · 12

Planning guides

Stops, terminals and maintenance

Game data sources

Build 25754343 · Pack base

base/content/stations/air.zip:air/helipad.con.lua
base/content/stations/air.zip:air/helipad/helipad.script.lua

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Overview: source build 25754343
Building detail: source build 25533170

Source values

{
  "definitions": [
    {
      "availability": {
        "notificationGroup": "helicopterBuildings",
        "notificationSortKey": 60,
        "yearFrom": 1950
      },
      "configureHudIconsScript": {
        "fileName": "::/gui/construction/construction_desc_hud_icons.script@configureStationHudIconsFn",
        "params": {
          "cargo": true
        }
      },
      "configureLayerScript": {
        "fileName": "::/gui/construction/construction_desc_layers.script@configureDefaultLayerFn",
        "params": {
          "heightmapContours": true
        }
      },
      "description": {
        "attributes": {
          "cost": [
            0,
            -1
          ],
          "maintenanceCost": [
            0,
            -1
          ],
          "noise": [
            5,
            -1
          ],
          "pollution": [
            40,
            -1
          ]
        },
        "cargoTypeSet": {
          "cargoClassesIncluded": [
            "PASSENGERS",
            "UNIVERSAL"
          ]
        },
        "description": "STATIONS_AIR_HELIPAD_DESCRIPTION",
        "icon": "helipad/helipad.tga",
        "name": "STATIONS_AIR_HELIPAD_NAME",
        "previewIcon": "helipad_preview.tga"
      },
      "menuCategory": {
        "categories": [
          {
            "category": "air_buildings",
            "order": 20000
          }
        ]
      },
      "namePrefix": "{townName} Heliport",
      "order": 7000,
      "params": {},
      "soundConfig": {
        "builderAudioRes": "::/gui/construction/sound/buildoze_construction_small.builder_audio",
        "effects": {
          "select": [
            "sound/selected_helipad.wav"
          ]
        },
        "soundSet": {
          "name": "iron_ore_mine"
        }
      },
      "subConstructionNamePrefix": "{constructionName}",
      "updateScript": {
        "fileName": "helipad/helipad.script@updateFn",
        "params": {}
      }
    }
  ]
}