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US-3456 Weather Lytle Creek Ranger Station Helipad

Lytle Creek, CaliforniaElevation 2,769 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KONT · 12 NM SW · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KONT
WIND
250@6
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No current METAR is available for this airport, so there is no observed aviation report to summarize. Forecast suggests tonight mostly clear, low near 52F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Clear 52 0 kt – 0%
Monday Sunny 75/50 S 9 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 70/49 SE 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 69/50 0 kt – 1%
Thursday Partly Sunny 66/50 0 kt – 15%
Friday Mostly Sunny 62/48 0 kt – 22%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 59/47 S 4 kt – 91%
Sunday Rain Showers 57 SW 9 kt – 91%

Source: National Weather Service (office SGX). Forecast issued 0355Z.

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-3456. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
2,769 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0104Z 6:04 PM
Sunrise
1404Z 7:04 AM
Loggable night
0129Z (6:29 PM local) → 1338Z (6:38 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0104Z (6:04 PM local) → 1404Z (7:04 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0204Z (7:04 PM local) → 1304Z (6:04 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

Lytle Creek Ranger Station Helipad is in Lytle Creek, California. Field elevation 2,769 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-3456
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates34.2345, -117.4824
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-3456 traffic patterns

2026-07-02 to 2026-08-05, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›B412 (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-3456 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KONT (12 NM SW, VFR).

KONT Ontario International Airport
12 NM SW
VFR
KCCB Upland-Cable Airport
13 NM SW
VFR
KSBD San Bernardino International Airport
15 NM SE
VFR
KRAL Riverside Municipal Airport
17 NM S
VFR
KPOC Brackett Field
17 NM SW
VFR
KCNO Chino Airport
17 NM SW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗Official airport website
↗US-3456 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-3456 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-3456. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-3456 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-3456. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-3456?
US-3456 sits at 2,769 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-3456?
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.