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US-0312 Weather St Mary's Hospital - Franciscan-Skemp Heliport

Sparta, WisconsinElevation 772 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KCMY · 3 NM E · More than 1 hour old
Ceiling 7,500 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KCMY
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
7,500 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
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 11.9C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 44F, 4% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Cloudy 44 E 2 kt – 4%
Monday Mostly Cloudy 57/39 NE 6 kt – 16%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 69/52 SE 8 kt 18 kt 13%
Wednesday Slight Chance Rain Showers 73/53 S 7 kt – 81%
Thursday Showers And Thunderstorms 70/42 W 3 kt – 81% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Rain Showers 68/48 SE 3 kt – 46%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 67/48 SE 5 kt – 52%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 67 SW 3 kt – 32%

Source: National Weather Service (office ARX). Forecast issued 0330Z.

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-0312. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
772 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2303Z 6:03 PM
Sunrise
1231Z 7:31 AM
Loggable night
2333Z (6:33 PM local) → 1201Z (7:01 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2303Z (6:03 PM local) → 1231Z (7:31 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0003Z (7:03 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

St Mary's Hospital - Franciscan-Skemp Heliport is in Sparta, Wisconsin. Field elevation 772 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-0312
RegionWisconsin
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43.9450, -90.8140
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-0312 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCMY (3 NM E, VFR).

KCMY Sparta Fort McCoy Airport
3 NM E
VFR
KLSE La Crosse Regional Airport
20 NM W
VFR
KVOK Volk Field
24 NM E
VFR
KONA Winona Municipal Airport Max Conrad Field
39 NM W
VFR
KISW Alexander Field South Wood County Airport
49 NM NE
VFR
KMFI Marshfield Municipal Airport
49 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-0312 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-0312 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-0312. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-0312 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-0312. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-0312?
US-0312 sits at 772 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-0312?
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.