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US-3357 Weather Watt Plaza South Tower Helipad

Los Angeles, CaliforniaElevation 633 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KSMO · 3 NM SW · 56 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
020@4
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 30° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 17C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests sunday mostly sunny, high near 76F, 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
Sunday Mostly Sunny 76/58 S 9 kt – 0%
Monday Sunny 75/58 WNW 9 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 74/58 SSE 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy 72/60 SSE 4 kt – 4%
Thursday Mostly Cloudy 72/60 SE 9 kt – 34%
Friday Chance Rain Showers 68/58 S 9 kt – 39%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 66 S 9 kt – 31%

Source: National Weather Service (office LOX). Forecast issued 0947Z.

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-3357. 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
0109Z 6:09 PM
Sunrise
1407Z 7:07 AM
Loggable night
0134Z (6:34 PM local) → 1341Z (6:41 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0109Z (6:09 PM local) → 1407Z (7:07 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0209Z (7:09 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 South 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-3357
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates34.0603, -118.4144
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-3357 traffic patterns

2026-06-15 to 2026-10-21, 12 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Activity trend over 3 days: flat, from 2 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (3 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 78%Piston single 22%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo
›B06 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›B407 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~0 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-3357 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-3357 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-3357 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-3357. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-3357 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-3357. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-3357?
US-3357 sits at 633 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-3357?
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.