50CA Weather St Mary Medical Center Heliport

Long Beach, CaliforniaElevation 174 ftHeliport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KLGB · 3 NM NE · 51 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 · KLGB

WIND

070@3

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Coastal Flood AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely

25 1200Z to 29 2000Z

San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Ventura County Beaches; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches

* WHAT...Minor to moderate coastal flooding expected due to very high tides. * WHERE...Coastal areas of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties. * WHEN...From 5 AM Sunday to 1 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Minor to moderate flooding of sea water is likely over vulnerable low-lying coastal areas, especially around the time of high tide, including over beach parking lots,…

Listen to advice from local officials. Do NOT drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.

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 70° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 17C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests sunday mostly sunny, high near 76F, low near 57F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Sunday	Mostly Sunny	76/57	SW 9 kt	–	0%
Monday	Sunny	76/58	WNW 13 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	74/59	SSW 4 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy	72/62	S 4 kt	–	1%
Thursday	Mostly Cloudy	73/62	SSE 9 kt	–	28%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	70/60	SW 9 kt	–	43%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	69	W 9 kt	–	32%

Source: National Weather Service (office LOX). 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 50CA. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 40 ft

Dimensions

40 x 40 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

174 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0108Z 6:08 PM

Sunrise

1405Z 7:05 AM

Loggable night

0133Z (6:33 PM local) → 1340Z (6:40 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0108Z (6:08 PM local) → 1405Z (7:05 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0208Z (7:08 PM local) → 1305Z (6:05 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 Mary Medical Center Heliport is in Long Beach, California. Field elevation 174 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UsePrivate use

TypeHeliport

ManagerJAMES KONO

Manager phone(562) 491-9185

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATA50CA

SectionalLOS ANGELES

Center (ARTCC)LOS ANGELES

Flight service (AFSS)HAWTHORNE

RegionCalifornia

CountryUnited States

Coordinates33.7809, -118.1861

Distance from city1 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSunset to sunrise

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

50CA traffic patterns

2026-06-16 to 2026-10-21, 12 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

0.3

AVG OPS/DAY

1.7

Operations trend (3 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 55%Piston single 36%Turboprop 9%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›PA24 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›B429 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›C208 (Turboprop) · ~0 landings/mo

›C152 (Piston single) · ~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

50CA has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KLGB (3 NM NE, VFR).

KLGB Long Beach International Airport

3 NM NE

VFR

KSLI Los Alamitos Army Air Field

7 NM E

VFR

KTOA Zamperini Field

8 NM W

VFR

KHHR Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport

11 NM NW

VFR

KFUL Fullerton Municipal Airport

12 NM NE

VFR

KLAX Los Angeles International Airport

15 NM NW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.

›SISTERS OF CHARITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD.

›MEDICAL.

›ROOFTOP

›VFR; PVT USE ONLY; PROVIDED PILOTS USING FACLITY ESTABLISH AND REMAIN IN TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH LONG BEACH TOWER WHILE OPERATING WITHIN THE LONG BEACH MUNI ARPT CONTROL ZONE.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗50CA on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does 50CA have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for 50CA. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does 50CA have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for 50CA. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at 50CA?

50CA sits at 174 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 50CA?

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.