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45IA Weather Great River Medical Center Heliport

West Burlington, IowaElevation 700 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KBRL · 3 NM SE · 24 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 · KBRL
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 from 240° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 14C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday mostly cloudy, high near 75F, low near 52F, 2% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Mostly Cloudy 75/52 NE 4 kt – 2%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 73/56 S 9 kt – 4%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 75/58 S 9 kt – 38%
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 77/56 SW 9 kt – 38% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Rain Showers 75/57 E 4 kt – 33%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 72/55 SE 4 kt – 40%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 71 SW 4 kt – 25%

Source: National Weather Service (office DVN). Forecast issued 0917Z.

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 45IA. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 50 ft

H1
Dimensions
50 x 50 ft
Surface
Concrete
Edge lights
PERI
RWY H1

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
700 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2310Z 6:10 PM
Sunrise
1228Z 7:28 AM
Loggable night
2338Z (6:38 PM local) → 1159Z (6:59 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2310Z (6:10 PM local) → 1228Z (7:28 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0010Z (7:10 PM local) → 1128Z (6:28 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

Great River Medical Center Heliport is in West Burlington, Iowa. Field elevation 700 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipPrivately owned
UsePrivate use
TypeHeliport
ManagerJOHN E MERCER
Manager phone319-768-3807
AttendedUNATNDD
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA45IA
Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO
Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE
RegionIowa
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40.8106, -91.1739
Distance from city1 NM NE
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
Field lightingSee remarks
BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green-yellow (heliport)
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

45IA traffic patterns

2026-07-11 to 2026-07-17, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›EC35 (Helicopter) · ~2 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

45IA has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KBRL (3 NM SE, VFR).

KBRL Southeast Iowa Regional Airport
3 NM SE
VFR
KFSW Fort Madison Municipal Airport
11 NM SW
VFR
KMPZ Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
17 NM NW
VFR
KEOK Keokuk Municipal Airport
24 NM SW
VFR
KMQB Macomb Municipal Airport
29 NM SE
VFR
KMUT Muscatine Municipal Airport
33 NM N
VFR
AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›PRVDD FATO/HELIPORT APCH SFC/HELIPORT TRANSITIONAL SFC CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONS; & WIRES EAST/WEST OF HELIPAD MKD.
›FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
›OWNER DESIRES HELIPORT NOT BE CHARTED.
›ACTVT PERIMETER LGTS - CTAF.
›MEDICAL USE.
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗45IA on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 45IA have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 45IA. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 45IA have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 45IA. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 45IA?
45IA sits at 700 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 45IA?
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.