US-5197 Weather Stamford Hospital Heliport

Stamford, ConnecticutHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KHPN · 7 NM W · 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 · KHPN
WIND
270@5
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 280° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 7C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday sunny, high near 68F, low near 46F, 3% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Sunny 68/46 W 5 kt – 3%
Tuesday Sunny 59/37 N 6 kt – 2%
Wednesday Sunny 61/45 E 3 kt – 0%
Thursday Sunny 67/51 SW 7 kt – 0%
Friday Sunny 73/50 W 6 kt – 1%
Saturday Mostly Sunny 66/49 N 4 kt – 4%
Sunday Partly Sunny 65 W 6 kt – 13%

Source: National Weather Service (office OKX). Forecast issued 0830Z.

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-5197. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2159Z 5:59 PM
Sunrise
1117Z 7:17 AM
Loggable night
2227Z (6:27 PM local) → 1049Z (6:49 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2159Z (5:59 PM local) → 1117Z (7:17 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2259Z (6:59 PM local) → 1017Z (6:17 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

Stamford Hospital Heliport is in Stamford, Connecticut. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5197
RegionConnecticut
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41.0543, -73.5521
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-5197 traffic patterns

2026-09-05 to 2026-09-10, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Activity trend over 2 days: flat, from 1 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›EC35 (Helicopter) · ~0 landings/mo
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-5197 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KHPN (7 NM W, VFR).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5197 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5197. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5197 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5197. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5197?
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.