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87WA Weather Trios Women & Childrens Hospital Heliport

Kennewick, WashingtonElevation 395 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KPSC · 4 NM N · 6 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 · KPSC
WIND
330@5
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 from 330° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 13C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly cloudy, high near 58F, low near 40F, 17% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Mostly Cloudy 58/40 NW 5 kt – 17%
Monday Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny 56/42 SW 6 kt – 19%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 59/41 SW 10 kt 20 kt 13%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 56/36 SW 16 kt – 13%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 52/34 W 4 kt – 14%
Friday Mostly Sunny 50/32 NW 4 kt – 14%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 50/32 NW 3 kt – 17%

Source: National Weather Service (office PDT). Forecast issued 2358Z.

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 87WA. 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
395 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0053Z 5:53 PM
Sunrise
1428Z 7:28 AM
Loggable night
0123Z (6:23 PM local) → 1357Z (6:57 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0053Z (5:53 PM local) → 1428Z (7:28 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0153Z (6:53 PM local) → 1328Z (6:28 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

Trios Women & Childrens Hospital Heliport is in Kennewick, Washington. Field elevation 395 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA87WA
RegionWashington
CountryUnited States
Coordinates46.1993, -119.1202
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

87WA traffic patterns

2026-07-26 to 2026-10-15, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›R44 (Helicopter) · ~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

87WA has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KPSC (4 NM N, VFR).

KPSC Tri Cities Airport
4 NM N
VFR
KRLD Richland Airport
10 NM NW
VFR
KHRI Hermiston Municipal Airport
23 NM S
VFR
KPDT Eastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton
32 NM S
VFR
KALW Walla Walla Regional Airport
35 NM E
VFR
KMWH Grant County International Airport
61 NM N
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗87WA on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 87WA have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 87WA. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 87WA have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 87WA. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 87WA?
87WA sits at 395 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 87WA?
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.