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20XA Weather St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage Heliport

Houston, TexasElevation 123 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KDWH · 4 NM N · 36 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 · KDWH
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
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, temperature 26C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 63F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy 63 E 4 kt – 0%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 83/67 E 4 kt – 18%
Wednesday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 85/66 E 9 kt – 28% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday Mostly Sunny 84/67 E 9 kt – 1%
Friday Partly Sunny 82/68 E 9 kt – 12%
Saturday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 86/69 E 4 kt – 22%
Sunday Mostly Sunny 87/70 E 4 kt – 5%
Monday Mostly Sunny 88 S 9 kt – 9%

Source: National Weather Service (office HGX). Forecast issued 2328Z.

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 20XA. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway

H1
Dimensions
40 x 40 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

Field elevation
123 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2340Z 6:40 PM
Sunrise
1232Z 7:32 AM
Loggable night
0005Z (7:05 PM local) → 1207Z (7:07 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2340Z (6:40 PM local) → 1232Z (7:32 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0040Z (7:40 PM local) → 1132Z (6:32 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

St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage Heliport is in Houston, Texas. Field elevation 123 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipPrivately owned
UsePrivate use
TypeHeliport
ManagerNORMAN F. STEPHENS
Manager phone832-534-5000
AttendedUNATNDD
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA20XA
SectionalHOUSTON
Center (ARTCC)HOUSTON
Flight service (AFSS)MONTGOMERY COUNTY
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates29.9901, -95.5681
Distance from city22 NM NW
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

20XA traffic patterns

2026-08-06 to 2026-09-29, 5 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.8
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Activity trend over 4 days: flat, from 1 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 75%Piston single 25%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›B06 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›B407 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›C182 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›EC45 (Helicopter) · ~1 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

20XA has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KDWH (4 NM N, VFR).

KDWH David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport
4 NM N
VFR
KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Airport
12 NM E
VFR
KSGR Sugar Land Regional Airport
23 NM S
VFR
KCXO Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport
23 NM N
VFR
KHOU William P. Hobby Airport
26 NM SE
VFR
KEFD Ellington Airport
31 NM SE
VFR
AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›PRVDD VFR OPNS AND PVT USE ONLY; TKOF/LNDG AREA MKD.
›FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗20XA on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 20XA have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 20XA. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 20XA have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 20XA. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 20XA?
20XA sits at 123 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 20XA?
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.