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JY20 Weather Bower, Schman & Welch Heliport

Washington, New JerseyElevation 560 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KABE · 22 NM W · 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 · KABE
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
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 9 SM, temperature 0C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday sunny, high near 68F, low near 45F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Sunny 68/45 W 4 kt – 1%
Tuesday Sunny 62/37 N 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 62/42 0 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 68/47 W 4 kt – 1%
Friday Sunny 73/47 W 4 kt – 1%
Saturday Mostly Sunny 69/50 0 kt – 11%
Sunday Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 68 W 4 kt – 24%

Source: National Weather Service (office PHI). Forecast issued 0752Z.

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 JY20. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
90 x 90 ft
Surface
TURF
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
560 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2205Z 6:05 PM
Sunrise
1123Z 7:23 AM
Loggable night
2233Z (6:33 PM local) → 1055Z (6:55 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2205Z (6:05 PM local) → 1123Z (7:23 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2305Z (7:05 PM local) → 1023Z (6:23 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

Bower, Schman & Welch Heliport is in Washington, New Jersey. Field elevation 560 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAJY20
RegionNew Jersey
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40.7708, -74.9811
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

JY20 traffic patterns

2026-07-23 to 2026-07-23, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C172 (Piston single) · ~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

JY20 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KABE (22 NM W, VFR).

KABE Lehigh Valley International Airport
22 NM W
VFR
KMMU Morristown Municipal Airport
26 NM E
VFR
KDYL Doylestown Airport
27 NM S
VFR
KUKT Quakertown Airport
27 NM SW
VFR
KMPO Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport
28 NM NW
VFR
KTTN Trenton Mercer Airport
31 NM S
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗JY20 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does JY20 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for JY20. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does JY20 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for JY20. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at JY20?
JY20 sits at 560 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for JY20?
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.