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64FD Weather Palm Beach Children's Hospital Heliport

West Palm Beach, FloridaElevation 22 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KLNA · 10 NM S · 13 min old
Ceiling 4,400 ft, visibility 5 SM, gusts to 23 kt.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KLNA
WIND
040@15
gust 23 kt
VISIBILITY
5 SM
8 km
CEILING
4,400 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Coastal Flood WarningSevere · Expected · Likely
26 0600Z to 28 0000Z
Coastal Palm Beach County
* WHAT...Moderate coastal flooding around periods of high tide, reaching major flood stage on Monday and Tuesday. Dangerous surf is expected, with breaker heights reaching 8 to 10 feet. Life threatening rip currents are expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach 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…
Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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 Palm Beach County
* WHAT...Moderate coastal flooding around periods of high tide, reaching major flood stage on Monday and Tuesday. Dangerous surf is expected, with breaker heights reaching 8 to 10 feet. Life threatening rip currents are expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach 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…
Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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 Palm Beach County
* WHAT...Moderate coastal flooding around periods of high tide, reaching major flood stage on Monday and Tuesday. Dangerous surf is expected, with breaker heights reaching 8 to 10 feet. Life threatening rip currents are expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach 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…
Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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.
High Surf AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely
25 1143Z to 28 0600Z
Coastal Palm Beach County
* WHAT...Moderate coastal flooding around periods of high tide, reaching major flood stage on Monday and Tuesday. Dangerous surf is expected, with breaker heights reaching 8 to 10 feet. Life threatening rip currents are expected. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach 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…
Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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 visibility 10 SM, temperature 27C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon showers and thunderstorms, high near 82F, low near 73F, 91% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast; strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
This Afternoon: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
This Afternoon: winds up to 28 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Showers And Thunderstorms 82/73 NE 18 kt 28 kt 91% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday Rain Showers Likely 82/73 NE 22 kt 33 kt 68%
Tuesday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 82/73 NE 20 kt 31 kt 74%
Wednesday Rain Showers Likely 84/76 NE 18 kt 27 kt 66%
Thursday Rain Showers Likely 84/75 NE 14 kt 18 kt 63%
Friday Chance Rain Showers 84/75 NE 14 kt – 45%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 84/75 NE 15 kt – 53%

Source: National Weather Service (office MFL). Forecast issued 1628Z.

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 64FD. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 46 ft

H1
Dimensions
44 x 44 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
22 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2243Z 6:43 PM
Sunrise
1125Z 7:25 AM
Loggable night
2306Z (7:06 PM local) → 1102Z (7:02 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2243Z (6:43 PM local) → 1125Z (7:25 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2343Z (7:43 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

Palm Beach Children's Hospital Heliport is in West Palm Beach, Florida. Field elevation 22 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipPrivately owned
UsePrivate use
TypeHeliport
ManagerGREG DALTON
Manager phone561-882-2760
AttendedContinuous (24 hours)
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA64FD
SectionalMIAMI
Center (ARTCC)MIAMI
Flight service (AFSS)MIAMI
RegionFlorida
CountryUnited States
Coordinates26.7564, -80.0613
Distance from city0 NM N
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
BeaconSee remarks · White-green-yellow (heliport)
UNICOM122.800
FREQUENCIES

Communications

122.800
UNICOM
UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

64FD traffic patterns

2026-07-05 to 2026-10-15, 10 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.8
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Activity trend over 4 days: flat, from 1 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›A139 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›A169 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›EC30 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›EC35 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›PA32 (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

64FD has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KLNA (10 NM S, MVFR).

KLNA Palm Beach County Park Airport
10 NM S
MVFR
KBCT Boca Raton Airport
23 NM S
VFR
KSUA Witham Field
27 NM N
IFR
KPMP Pompano Beach Airpark
31 NM S
VFR
KFXE Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport
34 NM S
VFR
KFLL Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport
41 NM S
MVFR
AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›RWY BCN 24 HRS.
›FOR CD CTC PALM BEACH APCH AT 561-275-1430
›MEDICAL.
›HELIPORT SURROUNDED WITH 4 FT CHAINLINK FENCE MKD WITH STD HOSPITAL HELIPORT MARKINGS.
›FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 407-844-6300.
›PAD IS CIRCULAR.
›ALL OPS VFR/PVT USE; APP/DEP OPS FROM 280 DEG CLOCKWISE TO 040 DEG AND 110 DEG TO 200 DEG; TAKEOFF/LDG AREA APPROPRIATELY MARKED; NON-OBSTRUCTING WIND INDICATOR MAINTAINED; THE DRIVE SOUTH OF PRIMARY SFC RESTRICTED FOR VEHICLE TFC DURING FLIGHT OPS.
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗64FD on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 64FD have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 64FD. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 64FD have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 64FD. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 64FD?
64FD sits at 22 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 64FD?
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.