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US-2956 Weather High Desert Hospital Heliport

Lancaster, CaliforniaHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KWJF · 2 NM N · 59 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 · KWJF
WIND
100@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 70° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 21C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 77F, low near 44F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Tuesday: winds up to 26 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Sunny 77/44 SSW 9 kt – 0%
Monday Sunny 79/43 W 13 kt 22 kt 0%
Tuesday Sunny 76/44 W 13 kt 26 kt 0% Strong winds in the forecast
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 75/46 WSW 9 kt – 1%
Thursday Partly Sunny 68/46 SW 13 kt – 7%
Friday Mostly Sunny 66/43 SW 17 kt – 11%
Saturday Partly Sunny 62/42 WSW 13 kt – 32%

Source: National Weather Service (office LOX). Forecast issued 1955Z.

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-2956. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0106Z 6:06 PM
Sunrise
1407Z 7:07 AM
Loggable night
0132Z (6:32 PM local) → 1342Z (6:42 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0106Z (6:06 PM local) → 1407Z (7:07 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0206Z (7:06 PM local) → 1307Z (6:07 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

High Desert Hospital Heliport is in Lancaster, California. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-2956
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates34.7032, -118.2306
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-2956 traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-09-21, 19 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.8
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Activity trend over 5 days: flat, from 1 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (5 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~4 landings/mo
›UH1 (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-2956 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KWJF (2 NM N, VFR).

KWJF General William J Fox Airfield
2 NM N
VFR
KPMD Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport
8 NM SE
VFR
KEDW Edwards Air Force Base
21 NM NE
VFR
KMHV Mojave Air & Space Port
22 NM N
VFR
KTSP Tehachapi Municipal Airport
28 NM N
VFR
KWHP Whiteman Airport
28 NM S
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-2956 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-2956 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-2956. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-2956 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-2956. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-2956?
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.