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21WA Weather St Joseph Community Hospital Heliport

Vancouver, WashingtonElevation 313 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KPDX · 2 NM SW · More than 1 hour old
Ceiling 2,000 ft, visibility 8 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KPDX
WIND
130@10
steady
VISIBILITY
8 SM
12.9 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 wind from 110° at 12 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 11C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight light rain, low near 45F, 97% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Light Rain 45 SE 8 kt 17 kt 97%
Monday Light Rain 56/45 SSE 6 kt – 84%
Tuesday Light Rain Likely 58/43 SW 4 kt – 93%
Wednesday Showers And Thunderstorms 55/40 SSW 10 kt – 95% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday Light Rain 54/38 SSE 8 kt – 89%
Friday Chance Light Rain 55/36 ESE 3 kt – 30%
Saturday Partly Sunny 58/36 NE 2 kt – 11%
Sunday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain 59 NE 2 kt – 7%

Source: National Weather Service (office PQR). Forecast issued 0153Z.

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 21WA. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
46 x 46 ft
Surface
CONC-G
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
313 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0107Z 6:07 PM
Sunrise
1441Z 7:41 AM
Loggable night
0138Z (6:38 PM local) → 1411Z (7:11 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0107Z (6:07 PM local) → 1441Z (7:41 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0207Z (7:07 PM local) → 1341Z (6:41 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 Joseph Community Hospital Heliport is in Vancouver, Washington. Field elevation 313 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA21WA
RegionWashington
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45.6248, -122.5760
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

21WA traffic patterns

2026-07-15 to 2026-08-07, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 50%Piston single 50%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›BE9T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo
›C150 (Piston single) · ~1 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

21WA has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KPDX (2 NM SW, MVFR).

KPDX Portland International Airport
2 NM SW
MVFR
KTTD Portland Troutdale Airport
9 NM SE
VFR
KHIO Portland Hillsboro Airport
17 NM W
MVFR
KKLS Southwest Washington Regional Airport
33 NM NW
MVFR
KMMV McMinnville Municipal Airport
35 NM SW
VFR
KSLE Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field
47 NM SW
MVFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗21WA on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 21WA have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 21WA. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 21WA have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 21WA. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 21WA?
21WA sits at 313 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 21WA?
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.