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US-5203 Weather St Thomas More Hospital Heliport

Canon City, ColoradoElevation 5,361 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KFCS · 26 NM NE · 10 min old
Ceiling 1,800 ft, visibility 7 SM, rain.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KFCS
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
7 SM
11.3 km
CEILING
1,800 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
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, visibility 4 SM, temperature 9C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday sunny, high near 64F, low near 39F, 53% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Sunny 64/39 WSW 9 kt – 53%
Tuesday Sunny 68/41 W 13 kt – 0%
Wednesday Sunny 68/40 W 13 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 67/42 SW 13 kt – 2%
Friday Partly Sunny 67/43 WSW 9 kt – 8%
Saturday Mostly Sunny 64/43 W 13 kt – 9%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 62 WSW 9 kt – 41%

Source: National Weather Service (office PUB). Forecast issued 0705Z.

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-5203. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
5,361 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0009Z 6:09 PM
Sunrise
1320Z 7:20 AM
Loggable night
0036Z (6:36 PM local) → 1253Z (6:53 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0009Z (6:09 PM local) → 1320Z (7:20 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0109Z (7:09 PM local) → 1220Z (6:20 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

St Thomas More Hospital Heliport is in Canon City, Colorado. Field elevation 5,361 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5203
RegionColorado
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38.4555, -105.2315
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-5203 traffic patterns

2026-10-15 to 2026-10-15, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C182 (Piston single) · ~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-5203 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KFCS (26 NM NE, MVFR).

KFCS Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field
26 NM NE
MVFR
KCOS City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
33 NM NE
MVFR
KPUB Pueblo Memorial Airport
36 NM E
VFR
KAFF USAF Academy Airfield
37 NM NE
VFR
KANK Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field
39 NM W
VFR
KFLY Meadow Lake Airport
43 NM NE
MVFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-5203 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5203 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5203. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5203 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5203. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-5203?
US-5203 sits at 5,361 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5203?
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.