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70IS Weather Waste Management Inc Heliport

Oak Brook, IllinoisElevation 800 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KORD · 9 NM NE · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KORD
WIND
220@4
steady
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 13C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday patchy fog then mostly cloudy, high near 64F, low near 50F, 4% 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 Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy 64/50 NE 9 kt 17 kt 4%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 69/55 SE 9 kt – 3%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 72/56 SSW 9 kt – 10%
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 75/56 SW 9 kt – 28% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Slight Chance Rain Showers 72/55 NE 4 kt – 25%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 70/55 SE 4 kt – 40%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 69 SSE 4 kt – 35%

Source: National Weather Service (office LOT). Forecast issued 0658Z.

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 70IS. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
60 x 60 ft
Surface
ASPH
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
800 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2255Z 5:55 PM
Sunrise
1216Z 7:16 AM
Loggable night
2324Z (6:24 PM local) → 1148Z (6:48 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2255Z (5:55 PM local) → 1216Z (7:16 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2355Z (6:55 PM local) → 1116Z (6:16 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

Waste Management Inc Heliport is in Oak Brook, Illinois. Field elevation 800 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA70IS
RegionIllinois
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41.8414, -87.9928
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

70IS traffic patterns

2026-06-15 to 2026-10-23, 3 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1.5
AVG OPS/DAY
3
Activity trend over 2 days: falling, from 4 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo
›S58T (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›GLF4 (Jet) · ~0 landings/mo
›H500 (Helicopter) · ~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

70IS has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KORD (9 NM NE, VFR).

KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport
9 NM NE
VFR
KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport
11 NM E
VFR
KDPA Dupage Airport
12 NM W
VFR
KLOT Lewis University Airport
15 NM S
VFR
KJOT Joliet Regional Airport
21 NM SW
VFR
KARR Aurora Municipal Airport
22 NM W
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗70IS on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 70IS have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 70IS. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 70IS have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 70IS. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 70IS?
70IS sits at 800 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 70IS?
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.