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US-2776 Weather Stanford Health Care West Heliport

Palo Alto, CaliforniaHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KPAO · 3 NM NE · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KPAO
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Coastal Flood AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely
25 0949Z to 29 2200Z
San Francisco; North Bay Interior Valleys; San Francisco Bay Shoreline; Northern Monterey Bay; Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast
* WHAT...Up to 1.9ft of inundation above ground level is possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...Bay Shoreline locations of San Francisco Bay, Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast. * WHEN...Until 3 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...High tides will result in flooding of low-lying infrastructure, isolated road closures, and coastal erosion. Rising tides will bring water an…
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.

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 calm, temperature 14.44C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests sunday partly sunny, high near 73F, low near 50F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Sunday Partly Sunny 73/50 NNW 4 kt – 0%
Monday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny 68/48 WNW 10 kt 16 kt 0%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 68/49 WNW 8 kt – 0%
Wednesday Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny 66/50 WNW 6 kt – 1%
Thursday Partly Sunny 64/48 WNW 8 kt – 18%
Friday Slight Chance Light Rain 63/47 WNW 9 kt – 27%
Saturday Chance Light Rain 63 W 7 kt – 28%

Source: National Weather Service (office MTR). Forecast issued 1049Z.

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-2776. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0119Z 6:19 PM
Sunrise
1426Z 7:26 AM
Loggable night
0146Z (6:46 PM local) → 1359Z (6:59 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0119Z (6:19 PM local) → 1426Z (7:26 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0219Z (7:19 PM local) → 1326Z (6:26 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

Stanford Health Care West Heliport is in Palo Alto, California. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-2776
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates37.4346, -122.1775
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-2776 traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-10-21, 56 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1.9
AVG OPS/DAY
2.6
Activity trend over 13 days: falling, from 3 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (13 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 52%Piston single 48%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C172 (Piston single) · ~20 landings/mo
›EC45 (Helicopter) · ~10 landings/mo
›EC35 (Helicopter) · ~7 landings/mo
›UNKN (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo
›AS65 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

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

›EC45 (Helicopter)
›EC35 (Helicopter)
›UNKN (Helicopter)
›EC30 (Helicopter)
›AS50 (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-2776 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KPAO (3 NM NE, VFR).

KPAO Palo Alto Airport
3 NM NE
VFR
KSQL San Carlos Airport
6 NM NW
VFR
KNUQ Moffett Federal Airfield
6 NM E
VFR
KSJC Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
13 NM E
VFR
KHWD Hayward Executive Airport
14 NM N
VFR
KSFO San Francisco International Airport
15 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-2776 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-2776 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-2776. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-2776 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-2776. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-2776?
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.