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22KY Weather Churchill Downs Heliport

Louisville, KentuckyElevation 455 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KSDF · 3 NM SE · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KSDF
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 wind calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 16C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly clear, low near 48F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Clear 48 E 1 kt – 0%
Monday Mostly Sunny 75/49 W 1 kt – 1%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 75/53 E 2 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 76/51 S 5 kt – 0%
Thursday Sunny 78/52 S 6 kt – 0%
Friday Mostly Sunny 79/58 S 3 kt – 3%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers 75/61 S 6 kt – 65%
Sunday Rain Showers 72 S 8 kt – 77%

Source: National Weather Service (office LMK). Forecast issued 2338Z.

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 22KY. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
250 x 125 ft
Surface
BRICK
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
455 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2252Z 6:52 PM
Sunrise
1202Z 8:02 AM
Loggable night
2319Z (7:19 PM local) → 1135Z (7:35 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2252Z (6:52 PM local) → 1202Z (8:02 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2352Z (7:52 PM local) → 1102Z (7:02 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

Churchill Downs Heliport is in Louisville, Kentucky. Field elevation 455 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA22KY
RegionKentucky
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38.2028, -85.7697
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

22KY traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-10-21, 24 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
2.3
AVG OPS/DAY
3.3
Activity trend over 4 days: falling, from 2 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Jet 47%Airliner 40%Piston single 7%Helicopter 5%Turboprop 2%

Mostly jet aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›B763 (Airliner) · ~6 landings/mo
›E75L (Jet) · ~5 landings/mo
›A306 (Airliner) · ~3 landings/mo
›A320 (Airliner) · ~2 landings/mo
›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

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

›C56X (Jet)

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

22KY has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KSDF (3 NM SE, VFR).

KSDF Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport
3 NM SE
VFR
KLOU Bowman Field
5 NM E
VFR
KFTK Godman Army Air Field
20 NM SW
VFR
KBRY Samuels Field
27 NM SE
MVFR
KEKX Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport
32 NM S
VFR
KIMS Madison Municipal Airport
36 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗22KY on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 22KY have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 22KY. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 22KY have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 22KY. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 22KY?
22KY sits at 455 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 22KY?
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.