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42TA Weather Rental Tools Heliport

La Porte, TexasElevation 28 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KEFD · 7 NM SW · 45 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 · KEFD
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 7 SM. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 67F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy 67 E 13 kt – 0%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 81/69 E 9 kt – 10%
Wednesday Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 83/68 E 9 kt – 18% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday Mostly Sunny 82/68 E 9 kt – 1%
Friday Partly Sunny 81/69 E 9 kt – 11%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 84/71 E 4 kt – 20%
Sunday Mostly Sunny 85/71 E 9 kt – 3%
Monday Mostly Sunny 86 S 9 kt – 8%

Source: National Weather Service (office HGX). Forecast issued 0239Z.

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 42TA. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
50 x 50 ft
Surface
ASPH
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
28 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2338Z 6:38 PM
Sunrise
1230Z 7:30 AM
Loggable night
0003Z (7:03 PM local) → 1205Z (7:05 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2338Z (6:38 PM local) → 1230Z (7:30 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0038Z (7:38 PM local) → 1130Z (6:30 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

Rental Tools Heliport is in La Porte, Texas. Field elevation 28 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA42TA
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates29.7013, -95.0783
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

42TA traffic patterns

2026-08-12 to 2026-08-12, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
7
AVG OPS/DAY
7
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›COZY (Piston single) · ~7 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

42TA has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KEFD (7 NM SW, VFR).

KEFD Ellington Airport
7 NM SW
VFR
KHOU William P. Hobby Airport
11 NM W
VFR
KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Airport
22 NM NW
VFR
KGLS Scholes International At Galveston Airport
29 NM SE
VFR
KSGR Sugar Land Regional Airport
31 NM W
VFR
KDWH David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport
33 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗42TA on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 42TA have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 42TA. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 42TA have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 42TA. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 42TA?
42TA sits at 28 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 42TA?
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.