16DE Weather Nemours A I Dupont Children's Hospital Ground Heliport

Wilmington, DelawareElevation 356 ftHeliport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KILG · 7 NM S · 7 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KILG

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Frost AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely

26 0500Z to 26 1300Z

New Castle; Kent; Inland Sussex; Kent; Queen Anne's; Caroline; Salem; Gloucester; Camden; Cumberland

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 35 degrees will result in areas of frost formation. * WHERE...In Delaware, Kent, New Castle, and Inland Sussex Counties. In Maryland, Caroline, Kent MD, and Queen Annes Counties. In New Jersey, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor pla…

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 8C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly clear, low near 40F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Tonight	Mostly Clear	40	W 4 kt	–	0%
Monday	Sunny	69/50	W 9 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	66/44	N 4 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	65/47	E 4 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	69/51	S 4 kt	–	0%
Friday	Sunny	74/52	W 4 kt	–	0%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	71/54	NE 4 kt	–	4%
Sunday	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	70	S 4 kt	–	22%

Source: National Weather Service (office PHI). Forecast issued 0157Z.

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 16DE. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 50 ft

Dimensions

50 x 50 ft

Surface

Concrete

Edge lights

PERI

RWY H1

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

356 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2209Z 6:09 PM

Sunrise

1123Z 7:23 AM

Loggable night

2236Z (6:36 PM local) → 1056Z (6:56 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2209Z (6:09 PM local) → 1123Z (7:23 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2309Z (7:09 PM local) → 1023Z (6:23 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

Nemours A I Dupont Children's Hospital Ground Heliport is in Wilmington, Delaware. Field elevation 356 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UsePrivate use

TypeHeliport

ManagerMARK LORENZ

Manager phone(302) 293-9391

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATA16DE

SectionalWASHINGTON

Center (ARTCC)WASHINGTON

Flight service (AFSS)MILLVILLE

RegionDelaware

CountryUnited States

Coordinates39.7809, -75.5558

Distance from city3 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

16DE traffic patterns

2026-06-14 to 2026-10-22, 41 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

0.9

AVG OPS/DAY

1.9

Operations trend (10 days)

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›EC45 (Helicopter) · ~8 landings/mo

›B429 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›UNKN (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›EC35 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly rotorcraft.

›EC45 (Helicopter)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

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

16DE has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KILG (7 NM S, VFR).

KILG Wilmington Airport

7 NM S

VFR

KPHL Philadelphia International Airport

16 NM E

VFR

KMQS Chester County G O Carlson Airport

VFR

VFR

VFR

KPNE Northeast Philadelphia Airport

31 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC PHILADELPHIA APCH AT 800-354-9884.

›PRVDD VFR OPNS & PVT USE ONLY; TKOF/LNDG AREA MKD; NON-OBSTRUCTING WIND INDICATOR MAINTAINED; TREES IN APCH PATH BE REMOVED.

›ADDITIONAL CTC: NICK DELUCCHI - 302-293-2498.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗16DE on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does 16DE have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for 16DE. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does 16DE have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for 16DE. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at 16DE?

16DE sits at 356 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 16DE?

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.