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NV48 Weather Circus Circus Heliport

Las Vegas, NevadaElevation 2,122 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KLAS · 3 NM S · 47 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 · KLAS
WIND
100@4
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 60° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 20C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly clear, low near 57F, 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 57 NW 3 kt – 0%
Monday Mostly Sunny 78/57 SE 6 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 78/57 SSE 8 kt 16 kt 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 79/61 SE 6 kt – 1%
Thursday Partly Sunny 78/61 E 7 kt – 12%
Friday Mostly Sunny 75/57 S 12 kt – 9%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 72/56 S 10 kt – 42%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 66 S 9 kt – 43%

Source: National Weather Service (office VEF). Forecast issued 0242Z.

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 NV48. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
80 x 80 ft
Surface
CONC
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
2,122 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0052Z 5:52 PM
Sunrise
1357Z 6:57 AM
Loggable night
0118Z (6:18 PM local) → 1331Z (6:31 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0052Z (5:52 PM local) → 1357Z (6:57 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0152Z (6:52 PM local) → 1257Z (5:57 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

Circus Circus Heliport is in Las Vegas, Nevada. Field elevation 2,122 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATANV48
RegionNevada
CountryUnited States
Coordinates36.1374, -115.1682
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

NV48 traffic patterns

2026-06-14 to 2026-10-22, 5 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1.3
AVG OPS/DAY
2.8
Activity trend over 4 days: falling, from 2 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~5 landings/mo
›EC35 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›UNKN (Helicopter) · ~0 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

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

›AS50 (Helicopter)

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

NV48 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KLAS (3 NM S, VFR).

KLAS Harry Reid International Airport
3 NM S
VFR
KVGT North Las Vegas Airport
4 NM N
VFR
KLSV Nellis Air Force Base
9 NM NE
VFR
KHND Henderson Executive Airport
10 NM S
VFR
KINS Creech Air Force Base
36 NM NW
VFR
KDRA Desert Rock Airport
51 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗NV48 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does NV48 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for NV48. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does NV48 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for NV48. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at NV48?
NV48 sits at 2,122 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for NV48?
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.