US-0224 Weather Cooper Airfield

Waimea (Kamuela), HawaiiElevation 6,390 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: PHSF · 3 NM NW · 41 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 · PHSF

WIND

350@3

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Hydrologic OutlookUnknown · Future · Possible

25 1413Z to 26 1615Z

Hawaii in Hawaii, HI; Oahu in Honolulu, HI; Kauai, HI; Maui, HI

ESFHFO A significant pattern change is expected Monday night through at least Thursday as deep tropical moisture is brought north. A combination of surface lows and troughs will bring exceptionally moist air over the eastern end of the state beginning Monday night and extending to all islands Tuesday. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are possible throughout this period. Models have not converged on d…

Hydrologic OutlookUnknown · Future · Possible

25 1357Z to 26 1600Z

Hawaii in Hawaii, HI; Oahu in Honolulu, HI; Kauai, HI; Maui, HI

ESFHFO A significant pattern change is expected Monday night through at least Thursday as deep tropical moisture is brought north. A combination of surface lows and troughs will bring exceptionally moist air over the eastern end of the state beginning Monday night and extending to all islands Tuesday. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are possible throughout this period. Models have not converged on d…

Hydrologic OutlookUnknown · Future · Possible

25 0110Z to 25 1615Z

Hawaii in Hawaii, HI; Oahu in Honolulu, HI; Kauai, HI; Maui, HI

ESFHFO A significant pattern change is expected Monday night through at least Thursday as deep tropical moisture is brought north. A combination of surface lows and troughs will bring exceptionally moist air over the eastern end of the state beginning Monday night and extending to all islands Tuesday. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are possible throughout this period. Models have not converged on d…

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 60° at 4 kt, temperature 10.5C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests sunday mostly sunny then slight chance showers and thunderstorms, high near 74F, low near 44F, 16% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast; strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

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

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Sunday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	74/44	WNW 13 kt	18 kt	16%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers	74/46	NW 19 kt	27 kt	41%	Strong winds in the forecast
Tuesday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	74/47	W 7 kt	–	74%
Wednesday	Occasional Showers And Thunderstorms	74/47	W 10 kt	–	77%
Thursday	Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms	74/46	W 9 kt	–	55%
Friday	Scattered Rain Showers	73/51	WNW 7 kt	–	43%
Saturday	Sunny	72	W 6 kt	–	10%

Source: National Weather Service (office HFO). Forecast issued 1436Z.

RUNWAYS & WIND

Crosswind calculator

No runway layout is available for US-0224. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

6,390 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0352Z 5:52 PM

Sunrise

1620Z 6:20 AM

Loggable night

0414Z (6:14 PM local) → 1557Z (5:57 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0352Z (5:52 PM local) → 1620Z (6:20 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0452Z (6:52 PM local) → 1520Z (5:20 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

Cooper Airfield is in Waimea (Kamuela), Hawaii. Field elevation 6,390 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

TypeSmall airport

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAUS-0224

RegionHawaii

CountryUnited States

Coordinates19.7267, -155.5245

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-0224 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: PHSF (3 NM NW, VFR).

PHSF Bradshaw Army Airfield

3 NM NW

VFR

PHTO Hilo International Airport

27 NM E

MVFR

PHKO Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole

29 NM W

VFR

PHOG Kahului International Airport

VFR

VFR

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗US-0224 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does US-0224 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for US-0224. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does US-0224 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for US-0224. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at US-0224?

US-0224 sits at 6,390 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-0224?

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.