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26KS Weather St Lukes Hospital Heliport

Wellington, KansasElevation 1,236 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KWLD · 18 NM E · 42 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 · KWLD
WIND
150@6
steady
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. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today partly sunny, high near 78F, low near 56F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Friday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Partly Sunny 78/56 SSE 9 kt – 1%
Monday Mostly Sunny 75/58 S 11 kt 18 kt 28%
Tuesday Chance Rain Showers 74/59 S 13 kt 21 kt 35%
Wednesday Sunny 79/60 S 15 kt – 6%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 80/61 S 15 kt – 16%
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 75/59 S 15 kt – 37% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 74/58 S 15 kt – 48%

Source: National Weather Service (office ICT). Forecast issued 1524Z.

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 26KS. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
20 x 16 ft
Surface
CONC-GRVL
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,236 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2339Z 6:39 PM
Sunrise
1247Z 7:47 AM
Loggable night
0006Z (7:06 PM local) → 1221Z (7:21 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2339Z (6:39 PM local) → 1247Z (7:47 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0039Z (7:39 PM local) → 1147Z (6:47 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 Lukes Hospital Heliport is in Wellington, Kansas. Field elevation 1,236 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA26KS
RegionKansas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates37.2784, -97.3937
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

26KS traffic patterns

2026-08-07 to 2026-08-07, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›UNKN (Turboprop) · ~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

26KS has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KWLD (18 NM E, VFR).

KWLD Strother Field
18 NM E
VFR
KIAB McConnell Air Force Base
21 NM N
VFR
KICT Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport
22 NM N
VFR
KBEC Beech Factory Airport
26 NM N
VFR
KBKN Blackwell Tonkawa Municipal Airport
32 NM S
VFR
KANY Anthony Municipal Airport
34 NM W
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗26KS on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 26KS have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 26KS. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 26KS have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 26KS. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 26KS?
26KS sits at 1,236 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 26KS?
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.