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US-4914 Weather Air Evac 59 Heliport

Fort Madison, IowaElevation 556 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KFSW · 3 NM NE · 9 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 · KFSW
WIND
160@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 150° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 17C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 55F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Cloudy 55 0 kt – 1%
Monday Partly Sunny 75/54 E 4 kt – 3%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 74/57 S 9 kt – 11%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 77/59 S 9 kt – 24%
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 79/59 SW 4 kt – 38% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Rain Showers 78/59 S 4 kt – 39%
Saturday Rain Showers Likely 73/58 S 4 kt – 64%
Sunday Slight Chance Rain Showers 72 W 4 kt – 22%

Source: National Weather Service (office DVN). Forecast issued 0403Z.

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-4914. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
556 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2311Z 6:11 PM
Sunrise
1228Z 7:28 AM
Loggable night
2339Z (6:39 PM local) → 1200Z (7:00 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2311Z (6:11 PM local) → 1228Z (7:28 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0011Z (7:11 PM local) → 1128Z (6:28 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

Air Evac 59 Heliport is in Fort Madison, Iowa. Field elevation 556 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-4914
RegionIowa
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40.6267, -91.3847
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-4914 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KFSW (3 NM NE, VFR).

KFSW Fort Madison Municipal Airport
3 NM NE
VFR
KEOK Keokuk Municipal Airport
10 NM S
VFR
KBRL Southeast Iowa Regional Airport
15 NM NE
VFR
KMPZ Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
20 NM N
VFR
KMQB Macomb Municipal Airport
34 NM E
VFR
KFFL Fairfield Municipal Airport
37 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-4914 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-4914 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-4914. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-4914 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-4914. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-4914?
US-4914 sits at 556 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-4914?
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.