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US-3161 Weather Houston Methodist West Hospital Helipad

Houston, TexasHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KSGR · 10 NM S · 31 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 · KSGR
WIND
090@6
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 110° at 8 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 28C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly sunny, high near 85F, low near 65F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Tuesday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Mostly Sunny 85/65 E 4 kt – 0%
Tuesday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 83/67 E 4 kt – 21% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Wednesday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 85/66 E 9 kt – 35%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 84/67 E 9 kt – 1%
Friday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 82/68 E 9 kt – 16%
Saturday Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 86/69 SE 4 kt – 25%
Sunday Mostly Sunny 88/70 E 4 kt – 4%

Source: National Weather Service (office HGX). Forecast issued 2027Z.

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-3161. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2341Z 6:41 PM
Sunrise
1232Z 7:32 AM
Loggable night
0005Z (7:05 PM local) → 1208Z (7:08 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2341Z (6:41 PM local) → 1232Z (7:32 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0041Z (7:41 PM local) → 1132Z (6:32 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

Houston Methodist West Hospital Helipad is in Houston, Texas. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-3161
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates29.7863, -95.6996
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-3161 traffic patterns

2026-10-23 to 2026-10-23, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-25

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

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›UNKN (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-3161 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KSGR (10 NM S, VFR).

KSGR Sugar Land Regional Airport
10 NM S
VFR
KDWH David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport
18 NM NE
VFR
KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Airport
22 NM NE
VFR
KHOU William P. Hobby Airport
24 NM E
VFR
KEFD Ellington Airport
30 NM E
VFR
KELA Eagle Lake Airport
34 NM W
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-3161 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-3161 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-3161. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-3161 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-3161. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-3161?
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.