US-4866 Weather University Medical Center New Orleans Heliport

New Orleans, LouisianaElevation 69 ftHeliport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KNEW · 6 NM NE · 15 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 · KNEW

WIND

070@13

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 16 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 20C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 62F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Partly Cloudy	62	NE 9 kt	–	0%
Monday	Partly Sunny	76/61	E 9 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	78/61	E 9 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Sunny	80/61	E 9 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Sunny	79/63	NE 9 kt	–	0%
Friday	Mostly Sunny	79/65	E 13 kt	–	6%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	82/66	E 9 kt	–	34%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	83	S 4 kt	–	15%

Source: National Weather Service (office LIX). Forecast issued 0404Z.

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-4866. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 59 ft

Dimensions

59 x 59 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

RWY H1

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

69 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2319Z 6:19 PM

Sunrise

1209Z 7:09 AM

Loggable night

2344Z (6:44 PM local) → 1145Z (6:45 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2319Z (6:19 PM local) → 1209Z (7:09 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0019Z (7:19 PM local) → 1109Z (6:09 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

University Medical Center New Orleans Heliport is in New Orleans, Louisiana. Field elevation 69 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UsePrivate use

TypeHeliport

ManagerCARY BECKER

Manager phone504-702-2014

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAUS-4866

SectionalNEW ORLEANS

Center (ARTCC)HOUSTON

Flight service (AFSS)DE RIDDER

RegionLouisiana

CountryUnited States

Coordinates29.9592, -90.0826

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSunset to sunrise

BeaconWhite-green-yellow (heliport)

CTAF123.050

UNICOM123.050

FREQUENCIES

Communications

123.050

CTAF

123.050

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-4866 traffic patterns

2026-06-19 to 2026-10-18, 22 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.1

AVG OPS/DAY

1.6

Operations trend (7 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›EC35 (Helicopter) · ~5 landings/mo

›H60 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›B407 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›EC30 (Helicopter) · ~0 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly rotorcraft.

›H60 (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-4866 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KNEW (6 NM NE, VFR).

KNEW Lakefront Airport

6 NM NE

VFR

KNBG New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field

8 NM S

VFR

KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

10 NM W

VFR

KHUM Houma Terrebonne Airport

38 NM SW

VFR

KBXA George R Carr Memorial Air Field

53 NM N

VFR

KGPT Gulfport Biloxi International Airport

59 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC NEW ORLEANS APCH AT 504-471-4350.

›WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED PRIVATE USE LANDING AREA, WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE SAFE AND EFFICIENT USE OF THE NAVIGABLE AIRSPACE BY AIRCRAFT, PROVIDED: ALL OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED IN VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS. USE IS RESTRICTED TO ONE AIRCRAFT AT A TIME UNLESS DESIGNATED PARKING PLACES ARE EVALUATED AND DEPICTED. COOPERATE WITH DEVELOPMENT OF A LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH LOCAL OPERATORS DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY OF NUMEROUS DOWNTOWN HELIPADS. COORDINATE WITH THE VA HOSPITAL HELIPAD AND TULANE HELIPAD DUE TO VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY. MAKE OPERATORS AWARE OF VA HELIPAD, TULANE HELIPAD AND OTHER CLOSE IN HELIPADS. PAINTING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HELIPORT DESIGN AC 150/5390- 2C. A FINAL INSPECTION WITH AFS IS REQUIRED UPON COMPLETION OFHELIPAD. CONTACT ROBERT PAYNE 817-222-5253.

›MANAGER - BLAKE BOUDREAUX

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗US-4866 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does US-4866 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for US-4866. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does US-4866 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for US-4866. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at US-4866?

US-4866 sits at 69 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-4866?

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.