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title: "CS HPT-DSN.F.520 Heliport identification marking — Certification Specifications and Guidance Material for Heliport Design (CS-HPT-DSN) — Issue 1, Aerodromes · Avioverse"
description: "Applicability: Heliport identification markings should be provided at a heliport."
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# CS HPT-DSN.F.520 Heliport identification marking

Certification Specifications and Guidance Material for Heliport Design (CS-HPT-DSN) — Issue 1 · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

IR Implementing rule

## CS HPT-DSN.F.520 Heliport identification marking

(a) Applicability: [Heliport](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/heliport) identification markings should be provided at a heliport.

(b) Location:

(1) For [runway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/runway)-type FATOs:

A heliport identification [marking](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/marking) should be located in the FATO and when used in conjunction with FATO designation markings, should be displayed at each end of the FATO (see Figure F-2).

(2) For all FATOs except runway-type FATOs:

(i) A heliport identification marking should be located at or near the centre of the FATO (see Figure F-1).

(ii) On a FATO which contains a TLOF, a heliport identification marking should be located in the FATO so that the position of it coincides with the centre of the TLOF.

(c) Characteristics:

(1) A heliport identification marking should consist of a letter ‘H’, white in colour. The dimensions of the ‘H’ marking should be no less than those shown in Figure F-3.

(2) Where the ‘H’ marking is used for a [runway-type FATO](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/runway-type-fato), its dimensions should be increased by a factor of 3 (see Figures F-2 and F-3).

(3) A heliport identification marking should be oriented with the cross arm of the ‘H’ at right angles to the preferred final approach direction.

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Note: The aiming point, heliport identification and FATO perimeter markings are white and may be edged with a 10 cm black border to improve contrast

Figure F-1. Combined heliport identification, aiming point and FATO perimeter marking

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Figure F-2. FATO designation marking and heliport identification marking for a runway-type FATO

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Figure F-3. Heliport identification marking

IR · CS HPT-DSN.F.520 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2019/012/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

[All rules in CHAPTER F — VISUAL AIDS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/cs-hpt-dsn/chapter-f-visual-aids)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 13 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.