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6IS4 Weather Good Samaritan Regional Health Care Center Heliport

Mount Vernon, IllinoisElevation 500 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KMVN · 2 NM E · 50 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 · KMVN
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 calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 11.7C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 52F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Cloudy 52 0 kt – 1%
Monday Partly Sunny 78/50 SW 4 kt – 2%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 76/50 S 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Sunny 79/52 S 7 kt – 0%
Thursday Sunny 82/53 SSW 9 kt – 1%
Friday Mostly Sunny 81/57 S 6 kt – 9%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 76/59 S 8 kt – 78%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 77 SW 9 kt – 54%

Source: National Weather Service (office PAH). Forecast issued 0346Z.

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 6IS4. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
44 x 44 ft
Surface
CONC
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
500 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2304Z 6:04 PM
Sunrise
1215Z 7:15 AM
Loggable night
2331Z (6:31 PM local) → 1148Z (6:48 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2304Z (6:04 PM local) → 1215Z (7:15 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0004Z (7:04 PM local) → 1115Z (6:15 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

Good Samaritan Regional Health Care Center Heliport is in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Field elevation 500 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA6IS4
RegionIllinois
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38.3223, -88.9106
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

6IS4 traffic patterns

2026-08-07 to 2026-09-28, 3 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.5
AVG OPS/DAY
1.5
Activity trend over 2 days: rising, from 1 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Unknown 50%Helicopter 50%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AP22 (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo
›EC30 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›C172 (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

6IS4 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KMVN (2 NM E, VFR).

KMVN Mount Vernon Outland Airport
2 NM E
VFR
KENL Centralia Municipal Airport
14 NM NW
VFR
KSLO Salem–Leckrone Airport
19 NM N
VFR
KMWA Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois
35 NM S
VFR
KHSB Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport
35 NM SE
VFR
KMDH Southern Illinois Airport
36 NM SW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗6IS4 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 6IS4 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 6IS4. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 6IS4 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 6IS4. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 6IS4?
6IS4 sits at 500 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 6IS4?
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.