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US-12737 Weather III Corps HQ Heliport

Fort Hood, TexasElevation 906 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KHLR · 3 NM E · 54 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 · KHLR
WIND
130@8
steady
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 110° at 8 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 25.3C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon partly sunny, high near 81F, low near 61F, 7% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Partly Sunny 81/61 SE 4 kt – 7%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 82/62 SSE 9 kt – 4%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 83/64 SSE 9 kt – 5%
Thursday Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 80/63 SSE 9 kt – 30% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Rain Showers Likely 74/61 ESE 9 kt 17 kt 59%
Saturday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 80/63 S 4 kt – 27%
Sunday Mostly Sunny 84/66 SSE 9 kt – 8%

Source: National Weather Service (office FWD). Forecast issued 1949Z.

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-12737. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
906 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2348Z 6:48 PM
Sunrise
1242Z 7:42 AM
Loggable night
0012Z (7:12 PM local) → 1217Z (7:17 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2348Z (6:48 PM local) → 1242Z (7:42 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0048Z (7:48 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

III Corps HQ Heliport is in Fort Hood, Texas. Field elevation 906 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-12737
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates31.1351, -97.7723
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-12737 traffic patterns

2026-08-05 to 2026-09-30, 3 days observed · data 2026-10-25

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

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Unknown 67%Helicopter 33%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo
›H60 (Helicopter) · ~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-12737 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KHLR (3 NM E, VFR).

KHLR Hood Army Air Field
3 NM E
VFR
KGRK Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield
5 NM SW
VFR
KILE Skylark Field
5 NM SE
UNKNOWN
KTPL Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport
19 NM E
VFR
KACT Waco Regional Airport
40 NM NE
VFR
KCNW TSTC Waco Airport
47 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-12737 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-12737 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-12737. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-12737 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-12737. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-12737?
US-12737 sits at 906 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-12737?
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.