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US-3597 Weather Blackfeet Community Hospital Helipad

Browning, MontanaElevation 4,415 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KCTB · 26 NM E · 21 min old
Ceiling 3,900 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KCTB
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
3,900 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
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 268° at 5 kt, temperature 7.22C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today mostly cloudy, high near 38F, low near 21F, 12% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Tuesday: winds up to 34 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Mostly Cloudy 38/21 E 9 kt 16 kt 12%
Monday Mostly Cloudy 42/27 ESE 6 kt – 20%
Tuesday Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy 45/28 WSW 21 kt 34 kt 30% Strong winds in the forecast
Wednesday Partly Sunny then Chance Light Snow 44/23 WSW 8 kt – 50%
Thursday Light Snow Likely 34/19 NNE 6 kt – 64%
Friday Chance Light Snow 35/20 SSW 5 kt – 34%
Saturday Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Sunny 38/22 WSW 8 kt – 17%

Source: National Weather Service (office TFX). Forecast issued 1417Z.

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-3597. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
4,415 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0024Z 6:24 PM
Sunrise
1408Z 8:08 AM
Loggable night
0056Z (6:56 PM local) → 1336Z (7:36 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0024Z (6:24 PM local) → 1408Z (8:08 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0124Z (7:24 PM local) → 1308Z (7:08 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

Blackfeet Community Hospital Helipad is in Browning, Montana. Field elevation 4,415 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-3597
RegionMontana
CountryUnited States
Coordinates48.5662, -113.0201
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-3597 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCTB (26 NM E, VFR).

KCTB Cut Bank International Airport
26 NM E
VFR
KSBX Shelby Airport
46 NM E
VFR
KGPI Glacier Park International Airport
52 NM W
VFR
CYQL Lethbridge County Airport
64 NM N
VFR
CZPC Pincher Creek Airport
69 NM NW
IFR
KGTF Great Falls International Airport
93 NM SE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-3597 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-3597 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-3597. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-3597 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-3597. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-3597?
US-3597 sits at 4,415 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-3597?
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.
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