4FA4 Weather George Skoko Heliport

Key West, FloridaElevation 11 ftHeliport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KNQX · 1 NM S · 50 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM, gusts to 24 kt.

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

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KNQX

WIND

020@16

gust 24 kt

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Small Craft AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely

25 0829Z to 27 0900Z

Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound; Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge; Gulf of America from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms; Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef; Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef; Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. * WHERE...Hawk Channel, and Florida Bay and the nearshore Gulf waters. * WHEN...In Effect. * IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous conditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering r…

Inexperienced boaters, especially those with smaller vessels, should avoid operating in these conditions.

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 20° at 16 kt, gusting 24 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 23.9C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests sunday sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms, high near 83F, low near 76F, 40% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Sunday: Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Sunday	Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	83/76	N 17 kt	–	40%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	84/76	NE 17 kt	–	40%
Tuesday	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	86/76	NE 17 kt	–	32%
Wednesday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	85/78	NE 13 kt	–	29%
Thursday	Chance Rain Showers	84/78	E 13 kt	–	29%
Friday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	84/78	NE 13 kt	–	16%
Saturday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	84	NE 13 kt	–	14%

Source: National Weather Service (office KEY). Forecast issued 0943Z.

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 4FA4. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 81 ft

Dimensions

81 x 81 ft

Surface

Concrete

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

11 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

1129Z 7:29 AM

Loggable night

2315Z (7:15 PM local) → 1106Z (7:06 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2252Z (6:52 PM local) → 1129Z (7:29 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2352Z (7:52 PM local) → 1029Z (6:29 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

George Skoko Heliport is in Key West, Florida. Field elevation 11 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UsePrivate use

TypeHeliport

ManagerJAKE PAUTSCH

Manager phone719-582-4081

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATA4FA4

Center (ARTCC)MIAMI

Flight service (AFSS)MIAMI

RegionFlorida

CountryUnited States

Coordinates24.5959, -81.6814

Distance from city7 NM ENE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

CTAF122.900

FREQUENCIES

Communications

122.900

CTAF

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

4FA4 traffic patterns

2026-09-08 to 2026-09-10, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›H60 (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

4FA4 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KNQX (1 NM S, VFR).

KNQX Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field

1 NM S

VFR

KEYW Key West International Airport

5 NM SW

VFR

KMTH Florida Keys Marathon International Airport

35 NM E

VFR

KMKY Marco Island Executive Airport

84 NM N

VFR

KHST Homestead Air Reserve Base

89 NM NE

VFR

KTMB Miami Executive Airport

93 NM NE

UNKNOWN

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›EMAIL: JAKE.PAUTSCH@GMAIL.COM

›TLOF 81X81 FT; FATO 147X147 FT; SA 174X174FT; INGRESS/EGRESS 180/360-270/90.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗4FA4 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does 4FA4 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for 4FA4. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does 4FA4 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for 4FA4. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at 4FA4?

4FA4 sits at 11 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 4FA4?

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.