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US-3108 Weather Cal Fire Howard Forest Helitack Base

Willits, CaliforniaElevation 1,954 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KUKI · 14 NM S · 15 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 · KUKI
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Frost AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely
26 0800Z to 26 1600Z
Northwestern Interior Mendocino; Northeastern Interior Mendocino; Northern Lake; Western Lake
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Northern Mendocino Interior, Northern Lake, and Western Lake. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There is some uncertainty on how quickly clouds will come in and prevent frost…
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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, visibility 10 SM, temperature 11C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy then slight chance rain showers, low near 45F, 16% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 45 NNW 4 kt – 16%
Monday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 56/40 NW 7 kt 17 kt 16%
Tuesday Sunny 54/39 NW 7 kt 17 kt 0%
Wednesday Sunny 56/38 NNW 6 kt – 1%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 52/36 WNW 7 kt – 9%
Friday Slight Chance Light Rain 51/36 NW 6 kt – 32%
Saturday Chance Light Rain 51/37 ESE 4 kt – 31%
Sunday Mostly Sunny 52 NNW 5 kt – 7%

Source: National Weather Service (office EKA). Forecast issued 0610Z.

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-3108. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,954 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0120Z 6:20 PM
Sunrise
1434Z 7:34 AM
Loggable night
0148Z (6:48 PM local) → 1407Z (7:07 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0120Z (6:20 PM local) → 1434Z (7:34 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0220Z (7:20 PM local) → 1334Z (6:34 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

Cal Fire Howard Forest Helitack Base is in Willits, California. Field elevation 1,954 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-3108
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates39.3459, -123.3163
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-3108 traffic patterns

2026-07-21 to 2026-08-08, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1.5
Activity trend over 2 days: rising, from 1 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›H60 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

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

›H60 (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-3108 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KUKI (14 NM S, VFR).

KUKI Ukiah Municipal Airport
14 NM S
VFR
KSTS Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport
55 NM SE
VFR
KRBL Red Bluff Municipal Airport
69 NM NE
VFR
KCIC Chico Regional Airport
73 NM E
VFR
KOVE Oroville Municipal Airport
79 NM E
VFR
KDVO Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field
80 NM SE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗Wikipedia
↗US-3108 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-3108 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-3108. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-3108 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-3108. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-3108?
US-3108 sits at 1,954 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-3108?
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.