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NK45 Weather St Charles Hospital Heliport

Port Jefferson, New YorkElevation 500 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KISP · 9 NM S · 43 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 · KISP
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 10 SM, temperature 8C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly clear, low near 45F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Clear 45 SW 6 kt – 0%
Monday Sunny 65/51 W 7 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 57/47 NE 11 kt – 0%
Wednesday Sunny 57/51 E 6 kt – 0%
Thursday Sunny 65/56 SW 8 kt – 0%
Friday Sunny 69/55 W 8 kt – 1%
Saturday Mostly Sunny 65/56 E 5 kt – 14%
Sunday Partly Sunny 66 S 7 kt – 14%

Source: National Weather Service (office OKX). Forecast issued 0038Z.

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 NK45. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
80 x 80 ft
Surface
GRASS / SOD
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
500 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2157Z 5:57 PM
Sunrise
1115Z 7:15 AM
Loggable night
2225Z (6:25 PM local) → 1047Z (6:47 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2157Z (5:57 PM local) → 1115Z (7:15 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2257Z (6:57 PM local) → 1015Z (6:15 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 Charles Hospital Heliport is in Port Jefferson, New York. Field elevation 500 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATANK45
RegionNew York
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40.9465, -73.0609
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

NK45 traffic patterns

2026-07-12 to 2026-10-22, 13 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.6
AVG OPS/DAY
1.6
Activity trend over 5 days: falling, from 2 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (5 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Piston single 71%Helicopter 29%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›P28A (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo
›BL8 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›H60 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›R44 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›P28A (Piston single)

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

NK45 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KISP (9 NM S, VFR).

KISP Long Island MacArthur Airport
9 NM S
VFR
KHWV Brookhaven Calabro Airport
11 NM SE
VFR
KBDR Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport
13 NM N
VFR
KFOK Francis S Gabreski Airport
20 NM E
VFR
KHVN Tweed New Haven Airport
21 NM N
VFR
KFRG Republic Airport
21 NM SW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗NK45 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does NK45 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for NK45. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does NK45 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for NK45. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at NK45?
NK45 sits at 500 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for NK45?
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.