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US-3356 Weather Watt Plaza North Tower Helipad

Los Angeles, CaliforniaElevation 633 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KSMO · 3 NM SW · 14 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 · KSMO
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
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 calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 18C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday sunny, high near 75F, low near 58F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Sunny 75/58 WNW 9 kt – 0%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 74/57 SE 9 kt – 0%
Wednesday Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny 72/59 ESE 9 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Cloudy 71/60 SE 9 kt – 14%
Friday Partly Sunny 69/58 S 9 kt – 20%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 67/57 SE 9 kt – 49%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 66 ESE 9 kt – 48%

Source: National Weather Service (office LOX). Forecast issued 0704Z.

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-3356. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
633 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0108Z 6:08 PM
Sunrise
1407Z 7:07 AM
Loggable night
0133Z (6:33 PM local) → 1342Z (6:42 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0108Z (6:08 PM local) → 1407Z (7:07 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0208Z (7:08 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

Watt Plaza North Tower Helipad is in Los Angeles, California. Field elevation 633 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-3356
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates34.0609, -118.4149
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-3356 traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-19, 8 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1.5
AVG OPS/DAY
3
Activity trend over 2 days: falling, from 4 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

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

›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-3356 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KSMO (3 NM SW, VFR).

KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport
3 NM SW
VFR
KLAX Los Angeles International Airport
7 NM S
VFR
KBUR Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport
9 NM N
VFR
KHHR Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport
9 NM SE
VFR
KVNY Van Nuys Airport
10 NM NW
VFR
KWHP Whiteman Airport
12 NM N
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-3356 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-3356 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-3356. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-3356 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-3356. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-3356?
US-3356 sits at 633 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-3356?
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.