A small North Carolina hospital can now land helicopters in bad weather

The Federal Aviation Administration has created a new controlled airspace around Transylvania Community Hospital in Brevard, North Carolina. This means helicopters can now use GPS to land at the hospital's heliport even when visibility is poor.

For small hospitals in rural areas, the ability to receive air transport in all weather conditions can be a matter of life and death. This change allows critical patients to be flown in or out of this specific hospital when they otherwise could not. It expands the practical service area for emergency medical flights.