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TS38 Weather Helitrans Heliport

Iowa Colony/Manvel, TexasElevation 55 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KHOU · 12 NM NE · 36 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 · KHOU
WIND
140@11
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 100° at 8 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 24C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 63F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy 63 E 9 kt – 0%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 82/67 E 9 kt – 12%
Wednesday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 84/65 E 9 kt – 28% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday Mostly Sunny 83/65 E 9 kt – 1%
Friday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 82/67 E 9 kt – 15%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 85/68 E 4 kt – 21%
Sunday Mostly Sunny 86/69 E 9 kt – 4%
Monday Mostly Sunny 87 S 9 kt – 7%

Source: National Weather Service (office HGX). Forecast issued 2328Z.

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 TS38. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
18 x 18 ft
Surface
CONC
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
55 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2340Z 6:40 PM
Sunrise
1231Z 7:31 AM
Loggable night
0004Z (7:04 PM local) → 1206Z (7:06 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2340Z (6:40 PM local) → 1231Z (7:31 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0040Z (7:40 PM local) → 1131Z (6:31 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

Helitrans Heliport is in Iowa Colony/Manvel, Texas. Field elevation 55 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATATS38
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates29.4766, -95.4022
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

TS38 traffic patterns

2026-09-11 to 2026-09-11, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-25

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

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Mostly jet aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›UNKN (Jet) · ~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

TS38 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KHOU (12 NM NE, VFR).

KHOU William P. Hobby Airport
12 NM NE
VFR
KEFD Ellington Airport
15 NM NE
VFR
KSGR Sugar Land Regional Airport
16 NM NW
VFR
KLBX Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport
22 NM S
VFR
KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Airport
31 NM N
VFR
KGLS Scholes International At Galveston Airport
31 NM SE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗TS38 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does TS38 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for TS38. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does TS38 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for TS38. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at TS38?
TS38 sits at 55 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for TS38?
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.