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US-2826 Weather US Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment Heliport

Ilwaco, WashingtonElevation 22 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KAST · 10 NM SE · 4 min old
Ceiling 3,700 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KAST
WIND
180@12
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
3,700 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 190° at 12 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 6 SM, temperature 12C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today rain, high near 56F, low near 48F, 92% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast; thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Today: winds up to 25 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Rain 56/48 SSE 17 kt 25 kt 92% Strong winds in the forecast
Monday Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny 56/47 ESE 9 kt – 47%
Tuesday Chance Light Rain 55/47 W 6 kt – 95%
Wednesday Showers And Thunderstorms 55/46 WSW 12 kt – 95% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday Showers And Thunderstorms then Light Rain 53/44 SSW 11 kt – 85%
Friday Chance Light Rain 53/43 SE 7 kt – 34%
Saturday Slight Chance Light Rain 54/44 SE 6 kt – 24%

Source: National Weather Service (office PQR). Forecast issued 1523Z.

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-2826. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
22 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0112Z 6:12 PM
Sunrise
1448Z 7:48 AM
Loggable night
0143Z (6:43 PM local) → 1417Z (7:17 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0112Z (6:12 PM local) → 1448Z (7:48 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0212Z (7:12 PM local) → 1348Z (6:48 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

US Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment Heliport is in Ilwaco, Washington. Field elevation 22 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-2826
RegionWashington
CountryUnited States
Coordinates46.2775, -124.0433
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-2826 traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-06-12, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›H60 (Helicopter) · ~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-2826 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KAST (10 NM SE, VFR).

KAST Astoria Regional Airport
10 NM SE
VFR
KHQM Bowerman Airport
42 NM N
MVFR
KKLS Southwest Washington Regional Airport
49 NM E
VFR
KCLS Chehalis Centralia Airport
50 NM NE
MVFR
KTMK Tillamook Airport
52 NM S
LIFR
KOLM Olympia Regional Airport
63 NM NE
MVFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗Official airport website
↗Wikipedia
↗US-2826 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-2826 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-2826. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-2826 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-2826. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-2826?
US-2826 sits at 22 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-2826?
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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