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US-0293 Weather Harbor/UCLA Medical Center Heliport

Torrance, CaliforniaElevation 55 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KTOA · 3 NM SW · 42 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 · KTOA
WIND
290@12
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Coastal Flood AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely
25 1200Z to 29 2000Z
San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Ventura County Beaches; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches
* WHAT...Minor to moderate coastal flooding expected due to very high tides. * WHERE...Coastal areas of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties. * WHEN...From 5 AM Sunday to 1 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Minor to moderate flooding of sea water is likely over vulnerable low-lying coastal areas, especially around the time of high tide, including over beach parking lots,…
Listen to advice from local officials. Do NOT drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.

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 110° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 26.1C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 76F, low near 57F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Sunny 76/57 W 13 kt – 1%
Monday Mostly Sunny 75/58 WNW 13 kt 17 kt 0%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 73/59 SSW 9 kt – 0%
Wednesday Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny 72/61 S 9 kt – 2%
Thursday Mostly Cloudy 72/61 SSE 4 kt – 15%
Friday Partly Sunny 71/59 SSW 9 kt – 15%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers 69/57 SSW 9 kt – 57%

Source: National Weather Service (office LOX). Forecast issued 2029Z.

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 US-0293. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
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
0107Z 6:07 PM
Sunrise
1407Z 7:07 AM
Loggable night
0133Z (6:33 PM local) → 1341Z (6:41 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0107Z (6:07 PM local) → 1407Z (7:07 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0207Z (7:07 PM local) → 1307Z (6:07 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

Harbor/UCLA Medical Center Heliport is in Torrance, California. Field elevation 55 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-0293
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates33.8292, -118.2926
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-0293 traffic patterns

2026-06-18 to 2026-10-15, 3 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 67%Unknown 33%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›R44 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~1 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

US-0293 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KTOA (3 NM SW, VFR).

KTOA Zamperini Field
3 NM SW
VFR
KHHR Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport
6 NM N
VFR
KLGB Long Beach International Airport
7 NM E
VFR
KLAX Los Angeles International Airport
9 NM NW
VFR
KSLI Los Alamitos Army Air Field
12 NM E
VFR
KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport
14 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-0293 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-0293 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-0293. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-0293 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-0293. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-0293?
US-0293 sits at 55 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-0293?
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.