6 Famous Rooftop Helipads Around The World

From clearings in rough jungle to squares of tarmac teetering on the edge of mountains, these photographs show some of the most incredible helipads in the world.

Swooping into any of these locations would definitely make you feel like James Bond, with pilots tasked with the job of landing on distinctly perilous spots.

The luxury Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai boasts a sky-high helipad on the 28th floor, offering stunning views of the blue ocean below - but unnervingly it's right on the edge of the building.

It would definitely require some careful manoeuvering on the part of the pilot, as would landing at the Needles Lighthouse on the Isle of Wight. Built in 1859, it was refurbished in 1987 with the addition of a rooftop helipad, allowing maintenance workers and keepers to hop to it in a jiffy.

# Burj Al Arab, Dubai

The helipad of the Burj Al Arab, the landmark of Dubai, is one of the most popular starting points of the spectacular flights over the boom town Dubai. Height of this helipad from sea is 212m (696ft), and weight of helicopter that can land on the pad is 7.5 tonnes.

Irish singer Ronan Keating shot his music video Iris on the helipad. In March 2004, professional golfer Tiger Woods hit several golf balls from the helipad into the Persian Gulf, while in February 2005, professional tennis players Roger Federer and Andre Agassi played an unranked game on the helipad, which was temporarily converted into a grass tennis court, at a height of 212 meters. The helipad has no borders or fences on the edges and if a player hit a winner the tennis balls would plunge down to the ground.

# Minato Mirai, Yokohama, Japan

Minato Mirai Heliport is a public heliport operated by the Port and Harbor Bureau of Yokohama City Government.

# Menara Telekom, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Menara Telekom is a 6-star office complex with fully-certified facilities and infrastructure. It has a helipad, 236 metres (774 ft) above ground level, which was certified by the Department of Civil Aviation in May 2007.

# US Bank Tower, Los Angeles, USA

US Bank Tower is the tallest building in the world with a roof-top heliport. At 310m (1017 ft), the US Bank Tower in Los Angeles has the highest helipad as of today, apparently all Los Angeles highrises have helipads for evacuation purposes.

# Lingotto building, Turin, Italy

On the roof of Lingotto building is a meeting room, a panoramic restaurant and a helicopter landing pad.

# Pemex Tower, Mexico city, Mexico

The top of the Pemex Tower features high power dishes which are located beneath a heliport. Since the ground level heliport by the building was complete the one on the top of the tower is rarely used, because the wind currents that are generated in the structure are very strong.