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US-4378 Weather South Texas Health System Heart Heliport

McAllen, TexasElevation 117 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KMFE · 1 NM W · 16 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 · KMFE
WIND
070@7
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 60° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 31C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon partly sunny, high near 88F, low near 70F, 6% 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 Partly Sunny 88/70 E 7 kt – 6%
Tuesday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 88/71 ENE 7 kt – 30% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 90/73 ESE 7 kt – 7%
Thursday Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 88/72 ESE 10 kt 19 kt 28%
Friday Mostly Sunny 89/73 SE 9 kt – 4%
Saturday Sunny 92/74 SE 7 kt – 1%
Sunday Sunny 92/74 SE 10 kt – 1%

Source: National Weather Service (office BRO). Forecast issued 2009Z.

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-4378. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
117 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2355Z 6:55 PM
Sunrise
1238Z 7:38 AM
Loggable night
0019Z (7:19 PM local) → 1214Z (7:14 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2355Z (6:55 PM local) → 1238Z (7:38 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0055Z (7:55 PM local) → 1138Z (6:38 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

South Texas Health System Heart Heliport is in McAllen, Texas. Field elevation 117 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-4378
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates26.1828, -98.2179
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-4378 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KMFE (1 NM W, VFR).

KMFE McAllen Miller International Airport
1 NM W
VFR
MMRX General Lucio Blanco International Airport
10 NM S
VFR
KHRL Valley International Airport
30 NM E
VFR
MMMA General Servando Canales International Airport
45 NM SE
MVFR
KBRO Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport
46 NM E
VFR
KNQI Kingsville Naval Air Station
82 NM N
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-4378 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-4378 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-4378. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-4378 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-4378. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-4378?
US-4378 sits at 117 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-4378?
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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