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US-1398 Weather Methodist Hospital Metropolitan Helipad

San Antonio, TexasHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KSAT · 6 NM N · 50 min old
Ceiling 3,900 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KSAT
WIND
130@8
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
3,900 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 from 130° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 26C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon partly sunny, high near 83F, low near 66F, 2% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Tuesday: Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Partly Sunny 83/66 ESE 4 kt – 2%
Tuesday Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 81/66 E 9 kt – 37% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Wednesday Partly Sunny 84/68 ESE 4 kt – 15%
Thursday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 78/66 ESE 9 kt – 67%
Friday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 78/66 ESE 9 kt 17 kt 60%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny 83/68 ESE 4 kt – 15%
Sunday Mostly Sunny 85/70 SE 4 kt – 5%

Source: National Weather Service (office EWX). Forecast issued 1900Z.

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-1398. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2352Z 6:52 PM
Sunrise
1243Z 7:43 AM
Loggable night
0017Z (7:17 PM local) → 1219Z (7:19 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2352Z (6:52 PM local) → 1243Z (7:43 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0052Z (7:52 PM local) → 1143Z (6:43 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

Methodist Hospital Metropolitan Helipad is in San Antonio, Texas. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-1398
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates29.4415, -98.4909
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-1398 traffic patterns

2026-07-03 to 2026-10-19, 14 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Medium confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.6
AVG OPS/DAY
1.6
Activity trend over 7 days: falling, from 3 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (7 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›B407 (Helicopter) · ~3 landings/mo
›B06 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›R44 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly rotorcraft.

›B407 (Helicopter)

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-1398 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KSAT (6 NM N, VFR).

KSAT San Antonio International Airport
6 NM N
VFR
KSKF Lackland Air Force Base
6 NM SW
VFR
KSSF Stinson Municipal Airport
6 NM S
VFR
KRND Randolph Air Force Base
12 NM NE
VFR
KBAZ New Braunfels National Airport
28 NM NE
VFR
KERV Kerrville / Kerr County Airport at Louis Schreiner Field
45 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-1398 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-1398 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-1398. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-1398 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-1398. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-1398?
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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