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US-5275 Weather Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus Heliport

Merrillville, IndianaElevation 702 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KVPZ · 15 NM E · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KVPZ
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
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, visibility 8 SM. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 50F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy 50 0 kt – 1%
Monday Patchy Fog 63/49 N 9 kt – 3%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 69/54 SE 9 kt – 2%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 71/56 S 9 kt – 4%
Thursday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 77/56 SW 9 kt – 20% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Slight Chance Rain Showers 76/56 S 4 kt – 22%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 72/56 S 9 kt – 54%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 70 SSW 9 kt – 45%

Source: National Weather Service (office LOT). Forecast issued 0148Z.

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-5275. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
702 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2253Z 5:53 PM
Sunrise
1213Z 7:13 AM
Loggable night
2322Z (6:22 PM local) → 1145Z (6:45 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2253Z (5:53 PM local) → 1213Z (7:13 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2353Z (6:53 PM local) → 1113Z (6:13 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

Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus Heliport is in Merrillville, Indiana. Field elevation 702 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5275
RegionIndiana
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41.4575, -87.3297
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-5275 traffic patterns

2026-06-20 to 2026-08-31, 5 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Piston single 80%Helicopter 20%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C152 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo
›DHC1 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›EC45 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›P28A (Piston single) · ~1 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-5275 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KVPZ (15 NM E, VFR).

KVPZ Porter County Municipal Airport
15 NM E
VFR
KMGC Michigan City Municipal Airport
27 NM NE
VFR
KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport
27 NM NW
VFR
KPPO La Porte Municipal Airport
28 NM E
VFR
KRZL Jasper County Airport
31 NM S
VFR
KIKK Greater Kankakee Airport
33 NM SW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-5275 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5275 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5275. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5275 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5275. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-5275?
US-5275 sits at 702 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5275?
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.