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US-1481 Weather Cholla Power Plant Helipad

Joseph City, ArizonaHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KINW · 22 NM W · 48 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 · KINW
WIND
250@3
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 136° at 2 kt, gusting 11 kt, visibility 1.2 SM, temperature 14.8C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly clear, low near 36F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast; strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Sunday: winds up to 26 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Clear 36 NE 4 kt – 0%
Monday Sunny 66/37 NE 3 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 71/41 SE 5 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 72/43 S 7 kt – 0%
Thursday Partly Sunny 72/48 S 11 kt 19 kt 49%
Friday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65/46 S 15 kt 23 kt 63% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday Partly Sunny 64/47 SW 10 kt 18 kt 47%
Sunday Rain Showers Likely 59 S 15 kt 26 kt 60% Strong winds in the forecast

Source: National Weather Service (office FGZ). Forecast issued 0444Z.

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-1481. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0034Z 5:34 PM
Sunrise
1336Z 6:36 AM
Loggable night
0100Z (6:00 PM local) → 1310Z (6:10 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0034Z (5:34 PM local) → 1336Z (6:36 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0134Z (6:34 PM local) → 1236Z (5:36 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

Cholla Power Plant Helipad is in Joseph City, Arizona. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-1481
RegionArizona
CountryUnited States
Coordinates34.9390, -110.2947
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-1481 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KINW (22 NM W, VFR).

KINW Winslow Lindbergh Regional Airport
22 NM W
VFR
KTYL Taylor Airport
31 NM S
VFR
KSOW Show Low Regional Airport
43 NM S
VFR
KSJN St Johns Industrial Air Park
52 NM SE
VFR
KPAN Payson Airport
66 NM SW
VFR
KFLG Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
69 NM W
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-1481 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-1481 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-1481. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-1481 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-1481. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-1481?
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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