The Queenstown Lakes District Council has applied for permission to formalise the use of the helipad on Bob's Peak.
The helipad sits about 400m vertically above the Queenstown town centre, next to the Skyline Enterprises gondola and restaurant.
The 29.5sq m concrete landing pad is owned by the council and leased by Skyline Enterprises.
The resource consent application by the QLDC states the helipad will be used for commercial landing and takeoff of helicopters, and for passenger loading.
If consent is granted, helicopter operators in the area will be able to apply for council permission to use the pad.
At present, two helicopter companies operate from the helipad, with council permission: The Helicopter Line and Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters.
However, three years ago, the council enforced a helicopter compliance project for the Queenstown Lakes district, meaning all helicopter landing sites are now required to hold consent.
The council suggests an annual limit of 3160 flights per year, with a maximum of 16 flights on any given day, for the helipad.
The council expects a range of helicopters will use the helipad, but based on local operators' fleets, the Eurocopter AS 350 variants of the "Squirrel" family of aircraft should feature most commonly.
