89FA Weather Watson Island Heliport

Miami, FloridaElevation 6 ftHeliport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KMIA · 6 NM W · 35 min old

Ceiling 4,000 ft, visibility 10 SM, cumulonimbus reported.

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

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KMIA

WIND

VRB@6

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

4,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Gale WarningModerate · Expected · Likely

26 0000Z to 28 0000Z

Biscayne Bay

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Starting tonight, frequent gusts to Gale force are expected and are forecast to continue through Tuesday. Gale conditions should subside to Advisory levels once again by Tuesday night. * WHERE...Biscayne Bay. * WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this evening, then a Gale Warning, from 8 PM this evening to…

Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.

Small Craft AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely

28 0000Z to 28 0600Z

Biscayne Bay

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Starting tonight, frequent gusts to Gale force are expected and are forecast to continue through Tuesday. Gale conditions should subside to Advisory levels once again by Tuesday night. * WHERE...Biscayne Bay. * WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this evening, then a Gale Warning, from 8 PM this evening to…

Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.

Small Craft AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely

25 1157Z to 26 0000Z

Biscayne Bay

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Starting tonight, frequent gusts to Gale force are expected and are forecast to continue through Tuesday. Gale conditions should subside to Advisory levels once again by Tuesday night. * WHERE...Biscayne Bay. * WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this evening, then a Gale Warning, from 8 PM this evening to…

Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

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 20° at 6 kt, visibility 7 SM, temperature 26C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon showers and thunderstorms, high near 82F, low near 76F, 87% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast; strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

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

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

This Afternoon: winds up to 27 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Showers And Thunderstorms	82/76	NE 20 kt	27 kt	87%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Showers And Thunderstorms	82/76	NE 25 kt	33 kt	78%
Tuesday	Showers And Thunderstorms	83/77	NE 23 kt	31 kt	77%
Wednesday	Rain Showers Likely	84/76	NE 20 kt	25 kt	63%
Thursday	Chance Rain Showers	84/75	NE 9 kt	–	49%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	85/76	NE 11 kt	–	39%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	84/76	NE 12 kt	–	43%

Source: National Weather Service (office MFL). Forecast issued 1627Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

RUNWAYS & WIND

Crosswind calculator

No runway layout is available for 89FA. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 50 ft

H1

Dimensions

50 x 50 ft

Surface

Concrete (fair)

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

6 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2244Z 6:44 PM

Sunrise

1125Z 7:25 AM

Loggable night

2308Z (7:08 PM local) → 1101Z (7:01 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2244Z (6:44 PM local) → 1125Z (7:25 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2344Z (7:44 PM local) → 1025Z (6:25 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

Watson Island Heliport is in Miami, Florida. Field elevation 6 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UsePrivate use

TypeHeliport

ManagerLINDEN AIRPORT SERVICES CORPORATION

Manager phone917-882-3987

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATA89FA

SectionalMIAMI

Center (ARTCC)MIAMI

Flight service (AFSS)MIAMI

RegionFlorida

CountryUnited States

Coordinates25.7828, -80.1764

Distance from city1 NM E

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

89FA traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-04, 18 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.6

AVG OPS/DAY

3.2

Operations trend (5 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 50%Unknown 22%Turboprop 16%Piston single 12%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›R44 (Helicopter) · ~3 landings/mo

›DHC6 (Turboprop) · ~2 landings/mo

›A5 (Unknown) · ~2 landings/mo

›DHC2 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›AS65 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›DHC6 (Turboprop)

›R44 (Helicopter)

›A5 (Unknown)

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

89FA has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KMIA (6 NM W, VFR).

KMIA Miami International Airport

6 NM W

VFR

KOPF Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport

9 NM NW

VFR

KHWO North Perry Airport

14 NM N

MVFR

KTMB Miami Executive Airport

16 NM SW

UNKNOWN

KFLL Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport

17 NM N

MVFR

KHST Homestead Air Reserve Base

21 NM SW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›CTC: PAUL DUDLEY (718) 948-8100

›AIRPORT PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 1020 MACARTHUR CSWY, MIAMI, FL 33132

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗89FA on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does 89FA have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for 89FA. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does 89FA have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for 89FA. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at 89FA?

89FA sits at 6 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 89FA?

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.