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13FL Weather Gator Lake Heliport

Wesley Chapel, FloridaElevation 110 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KZPH · 9 NM E · 14 min old
Ceiling 2,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KZPH
WIND
360@15
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
2,000 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports visibility 10 SM. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 67F, 11% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Monday: winds up to 28 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy 67 NNE 15 kt 24 kt 11%
Monday Sunny 83/65 NNE 17 kt 28 kt 10% Strong winds in the forecast
Tuesday Sunny 84/66 NE 16 kt 27 kt 3%
Wednesday Sunny 83/69 NE 17 kt 29 kt 4%
Thursday Mostly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers 85/68 NE 15 kt 25 kt 22%
Friday Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers 86/68 NE 13 kt – 24%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Scattered Rain Showers 85/67 ENE 11 kt – 33%
Sunday Scattered Rain Showers 86 ENE 7 kt – 41%

Source: National Weather Service (office TBW). Forecast issued 0149Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for 13FL. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
500 x 200 ft
Surface
CONC
H2
Dimensions
300 x 100 ft
Surface
CONC
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
110 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2250Z 6:50 PM
Sunrise
1136Z 7:36 AM
Loggable night
2314Z (7:14 PM local) → 1112Z (7:12 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2250Z (6:50 PM local) → 1136Z (7:36 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2350Z (7:50 PM local) → 1036Z (6:36 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Gator Lake Heliport is in Wesley Chapel, Florida. Field elevation 110 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA13FL
RegionFlorida
CountryUnited States
Coordinates28.2778, -82.3204
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

13FL traffic patterns

2026-07-14 to 2026-10-19, 6 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.5
AVG OPS/DAY
1.5
Activity trend over 2 days: falling, from 2 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 67%Piston single 33%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›C182 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›EC35 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›C172 (Piston single) · ~0 landings/mo
›R44 (Helicopter) · ~0 landings/mo
Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

13FL has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KZPH (9 NM E, MVFR).

KZPH Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
9 NM E
MVFR
KTPA Tampa International Airport
21 NM SW
VFR
KTPF Peter O Knight Airport
23 NM S
VFR
KLAL Lakeland Linder International Airport
23 NM SE
VFR
KMCF MacDill Air Force Base
28 NM SW
VFR
KPIE St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport
29 NM SW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗13FL on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 13FL have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 13FL. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 13FL have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 13FL. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 13FL?
13FL sits at 110 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 13FL?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.