WxDecoder

US-2686 Weather 1620 5th Avenue Helipad

San Diego, CaliforniaHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KSAN · 2 NM NW · 26 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM, gusts to 19 kt.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KSAN
WIND
320@11
gust 19 kt
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Coastal Flood WarningSevere · Expected · Likely
25 1611Z to 29 2000Z
San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal
* WHAT...Significant coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...San Diego County coastal areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Until 1 PM PDT Thursday during high tides. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur in the morning hours. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...C…
Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Stay off of jetties and sea walls. Avoid beaches during high tides. During high and rising tides, waves may run farther up the beach than expected. Stay far back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

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 320° at 10 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 24C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 79F, low near 62F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Sunny 79/62 NW 9 kt 17 kt 0%
Monday Sunny 79/60 N 13 kt 22 kt 0%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 75/61 N 9 kt – 1%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 73/61 SW 9 kt – 3%
Thursday Mostly Cloudy 72/63 S 9 kt – 25%
Friday Chance Rain Showers 70/61 SW 9 kt – 34%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 69/60 W 9 kt – 66%

Source: National Weather Service (office SGX). Forecast issued 1910Z.

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-2686. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0104Z 6:04 PM
Sunrise
1401Z 7:01 AM
Loggable night
0129Z (6:29 PM local) → 1336Z (6:36 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0104Z (6:04 PM local) → 1401Z (7:01 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0204Z (7:04 PM local) → 1301Z (6:01 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

1620 5th Avenue Helipad is in San Diego, California. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-2686
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates32.7223, -117.1605
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-2686 traffic patterns

2026-10-22 to 2026-10-22, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Jet 100%

Mostly jet aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›E75L (Jet) · ~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-2686 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KSAN (2 NM NW, VFR).

KSAN San Diego International Airport
2 NM NW
VFR
KNZY North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field
3 NM SW
VFR
KMYF Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport
6 NM N
VFR
KNKX Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field
9 NM N
VFR
KNRS Naval Outlying Field Imperial Beach (Ream Field)
10 NM S
UNKNOWN
KSEE Gillespie Field
11 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-2686 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-2686 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-2686. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-2686 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-2686. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-2686?
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.