US-1246 Weather Presbyterian Hospital Heliport

Albuquerque, New MexicoElevation 5,073 ftHeliport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KABQ · 3 NM SE · 6 min old

Ceiling 7,500 ft, visibility 7 SM, thunderstorms.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KABQ

WIND

VRB@3

steady

VISIBILITY

7 SM

11.3 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 visibility 10 SM, temperature 15C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon scattered showers and thunderstorms, high near 65F, low near 43F, 53% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

This Afternoon: Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms	65/43	S 13 kt	–	53%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Mostly Sunny	67/42	NE 4 kt	–	6%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	70/44	SW 4 kt	–	4%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	70/46	SW 4 kt	–	4%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	72/48	N 4 kt	–	40%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	69/46	S 4 kt	–	64%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	67/46	SW 4 kt	–	14%

Source: National Weather Service (office ABQ). Forecast issued 2052Z.

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-1246. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 30 ft

Dimensions

30 x 30 ft

Surface

Concrete

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

5,073 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0019Z 6:19 PM

Sunrise

1322Z 7:22 AM

Loggable night

0045Z (6:45 PM local) → 1256Z (6:56 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0019Z (6:19 PM local) → 1322Z (7:22 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0119Z (7:19 PM local) → 1222Z (6:22 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

Presbyterian Hospital Heliport is in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Field elevation 5,073 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UsePrivate use

TypeHeliport

ManagerJEREMY MURDOCK

Manager phone505-841-1201

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAUS-1246

SectionalALBUQUERQUE

Center (ARTCC)ALBUQUERQUE

Flight service (AFSS)ALBUQUERQUE

RegionNew Mexico

CountryUnited States

Coordinates35.0820, -106.6341

Distance from city1 NM W

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-1246 traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-21, 9 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

0.8

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 88%Unknown 12%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo

›B407 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›A119 (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-1246 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KABQ (3 NM SE, VFR).

KABQ Albuquerque International Sunport

3 NM SE

VFR

KSAF Santa Fe Municipal Airport

42 NM NE

VFR

KLAM Los Alamos Airport

51 NM N

VFR

KGNT Grants-Milan Municipal Airport

62 NM W

VFR

KONM Socorro Municipal Airport

65 NM S

VFR

KLVS Las Vegas Municipal Airport

81 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ALL INGRESS/EGRESS ROUTES HAVE AT THE VERY MINIMUM A CLEAR 8:1 VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE. TLOF IS ILLUMINATED WITH FLUSH GREEN LIGHT FIXTURES. TLOF IS MARKED TO INDICATE THE MAX TAKEOFF WEIGHT AND MAX LENGTH OF HELICOPTER WHICH THE TLOF IS DESIGNED. TLOF IS MARKED WITH A TOUCHDOWN/POSITION CIRCLE, AND PERIMETER IS DEFINED WITH A CONTINUOUS 12-IN (30 CM) WHITE LINE. CAUTIONARY SIGN IS DISPLAYED TO CONTROL ACCESS TO HELIPORT. ONLY ONE HELICOPTER SHALL OCCUPY THE HELIPAD AT A TIME. A NON-OBSTRUCTING LIGHTED WIND INDICATOR IS MAINTAINED ADJACENT TO THE TAKEOFF/LANDING AREA, BUT LOCATED OUTSIDE THE SAFETY AREA AND APP/DEPT PATHS. APPROACH OPS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED FROM 290 -TO- 085 DEGREE COURSE, USING THE CENTER OF HELIPORT AS THE REF POINT. DEPT OPS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED FROM 110 -TO- 265 DEGREE COURSE, USING THE CENTER OF HELIPORT AS THE REF POINT.

›EMAIL: JMURDOCK2@PHS.ORG

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗US-1246 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does US-1246 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for US-1246. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does US-1246 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for US-1246. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at US-1246?

US-1246 sits at 5,073 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-1246?

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.