US-1449 Weather Tucson VA Medical Center Helipad

Tucson, ArizonaHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KTUS · 4 NM S · 6 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 · KTUS
WIND
360@9
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 340° at 8 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 25C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 80F, low near 56F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Sunny 80/56 NW 7 kt – 0%
Monday Sunny 85/58 N 4 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 87/60 SW 5 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 87/63 SSW 5 kt – 3%
Thursday Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers 87/64 S 6 kt – 61%
Friday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 78/60 S 9 kt – 71% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers 78/61 SSW 5 kt – 24%

Source: National Weather Service (office TWC). Forecast issued 2258Z.

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-1449. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0040Z 5:40 PM
Sunrise
1335Z 6:35 AM
Loggable night
0105Z (6:05 PM local) → 1310Z (6:10 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0040Z (5:40 PM local) → 1335Z (6:35 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0140Z (6:40 PM local) → 1235Z (5:35 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

Tucson VA Medical Center Helipad is in Tucson, Arizona. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-1449
RegionArizona
CountryUnited States
Coordinates32.1797, -110.9643
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-1449 traffic patterns

2026-07-05 to 2026-07-05, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C182 (Piston single) · ~0 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-1449 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KTUS (4 NM S, VFR).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-1449 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-1449. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-1449 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-1449. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-1449?
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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