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US-12973 Weather Sea Gals Helipad

Flowery Branch, GeorgiaElevation 1,088 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KGVL · 9 NM NE · 4 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 · KGVL
WIND
100@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 90° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 15C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today sunny, high near 70F, low near 54F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Sunday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Sunny 70/54 NE 9 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 73/55 E 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 70/57 E 13 kt – 0%
Thursday Sunny 73/57 E 9 kt – 0%
Friday Mostly Sunny 75/61 NE 4 kt – 1%
Saturday Partly Sunny 73/61 E 9 kt – 35%
Sunday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 71/61 E 9 kt – 52% Thunderstorms in the forecast

Source: National Weather Service (office FFC). Forecast issued 1558Z.

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-12973. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,088 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2249Z 6:49 PM
Sunrise
1151Z 7:51 AM
Loggable night
2314Z (7:14 PM local) → 1125Z (7:25 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2249Z (6:49 PM local) → 1151Z (7:51 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2349Z (7:49 PM local) → 1051Z (6:51 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

Sea Gals Helipad is in Flowery Branch, Georgia. Field elevation 1,088 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-12973
RegionGeorgia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates34.1792, -83.9842
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-12973 traffic patterns

2026-09-04 to 2026-10-16, 7 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1.3
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Activity trend over 4 days: flat, from 2 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Piston single 88%Helicopter 13%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›P28A (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo
›BE36 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›R66 (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-12973 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KGVL (9 NM NE, VFR).

KGVL Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport
9 NM NE
VFR
KLZU Gwinnett County Briscoe Field
12 NM S
VFR
KWDR Barrow County Airport
20 NM SE
VFR
KPDK DeKalb Peachtree Airport
24 NM SW
VFR
KMGE Dobbins Air Reserve Base
31 NM SW
VFR
KAHN Athens Ben Epps Airport
36 NM SE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-12973 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-12973 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-12973. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-12973 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-12973. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-12973?
US-12973 sits at 1,088 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-12973?
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.