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US-0480 Weather Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Heliport

Lakeway, TexasElevation 1,082 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KAUS · 18 NM SE · 56 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 · KAUS
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
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 120° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 22.8C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon partly sunny, high near 81F, low near 61F, 4% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Partly Sunny 81/61 ESE 4 kt – 4%
Tuesday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 81/61 SE 4 kt – 20%
Wednesday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 84/63 SE 4 kt – 20% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday Chance Rain Showers 78/61 SE 4 kt 17 kt 43%
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 77/61 ESE 9 kt 22 kt 47%
Saturday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 81/62 SSE 4 kt – 39%
Sunday Partly Sunny 85/64 S 4 kt – 10%

Source: National Weather Service (office EWX). Forecast issued 1748Z.

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-0480. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway

H1
Dimensions
45 x 45 ft
Surface
Concrete (excellent)
RWY H1

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,082 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2349Z 6:49 PM
Sunrise
1242Z 7:42 AM
Loggable night
0014Z (7:14 PM local) → 1217Z (7:17 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2349Z (6:49 PM local) → 1242Z (7:42 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0049Z (7:49 PM local) → 1142Z (6:42 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

Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Heliport is in Lakeway, Texas. Field elevation 1,082 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipPrivately owned
UsePrivate use
TypeHeliport
ManagerMIKE NEGRO
Manager phone512-654-5000
AttendedUNATTND
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-0480
SectionalSAN ANTONIO
Center (ARTCC)HOUSTON
Flight service (AFSS)FORT WORTH
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates30.3329, -97.9718
Distance from city3 NM NW
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-0480 traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-25, 31 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.7
AVG OPS/DAY
1.7
Activity trend over 3 days: falling, from 2 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (3 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX
Piston single 65%Unknown 22%Helicopter 13%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AA1 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›B505 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›BE33 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›BE36 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›C182 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›BE36 (Piston single)

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

US-0480 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KAUS (18 NM SE, VFR).

KAUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport
18 NM SE
VFR
KBAZ New Braunfels National Airport
38 NM S
VFR
KGRK Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield
45 NM N
VFR
KILE Skylark Field
48 NM N
VFR
KHLR Hood Army Air Field
50 NM N
VFR
KRND Randolph Air Force Base
51 NM S
VFR
AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-0480 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-0480 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-0480. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-0480 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-0480. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-0480?
US-0480 sits at 1,082 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-0480?
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.
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