74TS Weather St Mary of the Plains Hospital Heliport

Lubbock, TexasElevation 3,280 ftHeliport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KLBB · 7 NM NE · 42 min old

Ceiling 9,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.

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

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KLBB

WIND

090@5

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

9,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

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 90° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 17C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon slight chance showers and thunderstorms, high near 62F, low near 57F, 21% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

This Afternoon: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	62/57	S 9 kt	–	21%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Tuesday	Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy	73/58	S 9 kt	–	15%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	78/59	SSW 9 kt	–	2%
Thursday	Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	75/57	S 9 kt	–	78%
Friday	Showers And Thunderstorms	69/55	SE 9 kt	–	78%
Saturday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	74/56	SSW 9 kt	–	19%
Sunday	Partly Sunny	75/60	SSW 9 kt	–	23%

Source: National Weather Service (office LUB). Forecast issued 2235Z.

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 74TS. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 20 ft

Dimensions

40 x 40 ft

Surface

Concrete

RWY H2

Dimensions

20 x 20 ft

Surface

Asphalt

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

3,280 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0001Z 7:01 PM

Sunrise

1302Z 8:02 AM

Loggable night

0027Z (7:27 PM local) → 1236Z (7:36 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0001Z (7:01 PM local) → 1302Z (8:02 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0101Z (8:01 PM local) → 1202Z (7:02 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 of the Plains Hospital Heliport is in Lubbock, Texas. Field elevation 3,280 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UsePrivate use

TypeHeliport

ManagerRICHARD POPE

Manager phone806-796-6500

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATA74TS

SectionalDALLAS-FT WORTH

Center (ARTCC)FORT WORTH

Flight service (AFSS)FORT WORTH

RegionTexas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates33.5739, -101.8991

Distance from city0 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

74TS traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-10-21, 40 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.3

AVG OPS/DAY

1.6

Operations trend (8 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›B407 (Helicopter) · ~4 landings/mo

›EC35 (Helicopter) · ~4 landings/mo

›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo

›B06 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›EC30 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly rotorcraft.

›EC35 (Helicopter)

›AS50 (Helicopter)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

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

74TS has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KLBB (7 NM NE, VFR).

KLBB Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport

7 NM NE

VFR

KPVW Hale County Airport

37 NM N

VFR

KSNK Winston Field

71 NM SE

VFR

KCVN Clovis Municipal Airport

78 NM NW

MVFR

KBPG Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport

84 NM S

VFR

KHOB Lea County Regional Airport

85 NM SW

MVFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›MEDICAL.

›FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

›FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 806-796-6582.

›40' BLDG 200' NE.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗74TS on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does 74TS have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for 74TS. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does 74TS have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for 74TS. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at 74TS?

74TS sits at 3,280 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 74TS?

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.