30FD Weather City of Fort Lauderdale Heliport

Fort Lauderdale, FloridaElevation 6 ftHeliport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KFLL · 3 NM S · 52 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM, cumulonimbus reported.

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

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KFLL

WIND

060@10

gust 19 kt

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Coastal Flood WarningSevere · Expected · Likely

26 0600Z to 28 0000Z

Coastal Broward County; Coastal Miami Dade County

* WHAT...Moderate coastal flooding around periods of high tide, reaching major flood stage on Monday and Tuesday. Life threatening rip currents are expected. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 2 AM EDT Monday. For the Coastal Flood Warning, from 2 AM Monday to 8 PM EDT Tuesday. Coastal Flood Advisories will then be neces…

Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

Rip Current StatementModerate · Expected · Likely

25 1143Z to 28 0600Z

Coastal Broward County; Coastal Miami Dade County

* WHAT...Moderate coastal flooding around periods of high tide, reaching major flood stage on Monday and Tuesday. Life threatening rip currents are expected. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 2 AM EDT Monday. For the Coastal Flood Warning, from 2 AM Monday to 8 PM EDT Tuesday. Coastal Flood Advisories will then be neces…

Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

Coastal Flood AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely

25 1143Z to 26 0600Z

Coastal Broward County; Coastal Miami Dade County

* WHAT...Moderate coastal flooding around periods of high tide, reaching major flood stage on Monday and Tuesday. Life threatening rip currents are expected. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 2 AM EDT Monday. For the Coastal Flood Warning, from 2 AM Monday to 8 PM EDT Tuesday. Coastal Flood Advisories will then be neces…

Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

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 from 60° at 11 kt, visibility 9 SM, temperature 25C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight showers and thunderstorms likely, low near 75F, 71% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast; strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

Tonight: winds up to 28 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	75	NE 17 kt	28 kt	71%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	82/75	NE 23 kt	34 kt	59%
Tuesday	Showers And Thunderstorms	82/76	NE 21 kt	32 kt	77%
Wednesday	Showers And Thunderstorms	83/76	NE 18 kt	27 kt	76%
Thursday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	84/75	NE 10 kt	16 kt	57%
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	84/76	NE 11 kt	–	46%
Saturday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	84/75	E 13 kt	–	50%
Sunday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	84	E 11 kt	–	52%

Source: National Weather Service (office MFL). Forecast issued 0137Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

RUNWAYS & WIND

Crosswind calculator

No runway layout is available for 30FD. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1

Dimensions

44 x 44 ft

Surface

ASPH-CONC

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

6 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2244Z 6:44 PM

Sunrise

1125Z 7:25 AM

Loggable night

2307Z (7:07 PM local) → 1102Z (7:02 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2244Z (6:44 PM local) → 1125Z (7:25 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2344Z (7:44 PM local) → 1025Z (6:25 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

City of Fort Lauderdale Heliport is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Field elevation 6 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

TypeHeliport

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATA30FD

RegionFlorida

CountryUnited States

Coordinates26.1240, -80.1442

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

30FD traffic patterns

2026-07-13 to 2026-10-23, 6 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1

AVG OPS/DAY

2

Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›B407 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo

›AS65 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›B427 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›R44 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›AS50 (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

30FD has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KFLL (3 NM S, VFR).

KFLL Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport

3 NM S

VFR

KFXE Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport

5 NM N

VFR

KPMP Pompano Beach Airpark

8 NM N

VFR

KHWO North Perry Airport

9 NM SW

VFR

KOPF Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport

15 NM SW

VFR

KBCT Boca Raton Airport

15 NM N

VFR

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗30FD on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does 30FD have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for 30FD. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does 30FD have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for 30FD. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at 30FD?

30FD sits at 6 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 30FD?

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.