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80TE Weather Opela Heliport

Carrollton, TexasElevation 445 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KADS · 4 NM E · 17 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 · KADS
WIND
120@7
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 visibility 10 SM. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon partly sunny, high near 81F, low near 63F, 5% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Partly Sunny 81/63 SE 4 kt – 5%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 82/63 SSE 9 kt – 7%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 84/67 SSE 9 kt 22 kt 2%
Thursday Partly Sunny 83/65 SSE 9 kt – 15%
Friday Rain Showers Likely 75/61 ESE 4 kt – 57%
Saturday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 77/63 SSE 4 kt – 40% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 82/67 SSE 4 kt – 21%

Source: National Weather Service (office FWD). Forecast issued 2004Z.

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 80TE. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
60 x 60 ft
Surface
CONC
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
445 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2342Z 6:42 PM
Sunrise
1241Z 7:41 AM
Loggable night
0007Z (7:07 PM local) → 1215Z (7:15 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2342Z (6:42 PM local) → 1241Z (7:41 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0042Z (7:42 PM local) → 1141Z (6:41 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

Opela Heliport is in Carrollton, Texas. Field elevation 445 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA80TE
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates32.9558, -96.9131
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

80TE traffic patterns

2026-07-12 to 2026-07-26, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-25

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

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 50%Unknown 50%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›S58T (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~1 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

80TE has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KADS (4 NM E, VFR).

KADS Addison Airport
4 NM E
VFR
KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
7 NM SW
VFR
KDAL Dallas Love Field
7 NM SE
VFR
KRBD Dallas Executive Airport
17 NM S
VFR
KAFW Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport
21 NM W
VFR
KFTW Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
24 NM W
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗80TE on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 80TE have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 80TE. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 80TE have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 80TE. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 80TE?
80TE sits at 445 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 80TE?
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.