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US-4580 Weather Walter E Long Metropolitan Park Emergency Helicopter Landing Zone

Austin, TexasElevation 568 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KAUS · 6 NM SW · 35 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 · KAUS
WIND
VRB@3
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 calm, temperature 17C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today mostly sunny, high near 83F, low near 62F, 3% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Mostly Sunny 83/62 ESE 4 kt – 3%
Tuesday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 82/62 ESE 4 kt – 20%
Wednesday Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 85/63 SE 4 kt – 39% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers 80/62 SE 4 kt – 25%
Friday Chance Rain Showers 79/61 E 9 kt 17 kt 44%
Saturday Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 83/63 SSE 4 kt – 34%
Sunday Partly Sunny 86/64 S 4 kt – 9%

Source: National Weather Service (office EWX). Forecast issued 1427Z.

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-4580. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
568 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2348Z 6:48 PM
Sunrise
1240Z 7:40 AM
Loggable night
0012Z (7:12 PM local) → 1216Z (7:16 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2348Z (6:48 PM local) → 1240Z (7:40 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0048Z (7:48 PM local) → 1140Z (6:40 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

Walter E Long Metropolitan Park Emergency Helicopter Landing Zone is in Austin, Texas. Field elevation 568 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-4580
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates30.2808, -97.6027
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-4580 traffic patterns

2026-07-18 to 2026-10-22, 4 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1.7
AVG OPS/DAY
2.3
Activity trend over 3 days: rising, from 1 to 3 operations per dayOperations trend (3 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 83%Unknown 17%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›H60 (Helicopter) · ~3 landings/mo
›A169 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~1 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-4580 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KAUS (6 NM SW, VFR).

KAUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport
6 NM SW
VFR
KBAZ New Braunfels National Airport
41 NM SW
VFR
KILE Skylark Field
49 NM N
VFR
KGRK Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield
49 NM N
VFR
KHLR Hood Army Air Field
52 NM N
VFR
KTPL Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport
53 NM N
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-4580 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-4580 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-4580. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-4580 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-4580. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-4580?
US-4580 sits at 568 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-4580?
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.