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US-5581 Weather Alta Vista Regional Hospital Heliport

Las Vegas, New MexicoElevation 6,505 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KLVS · 4 NM NE · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 9 SM, gusts to 26 kt.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KLVS
WIND
090@19
gust 26 kt
VISIBILITY
9 SM
14.5 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 visibility 9 SM, temperature 11C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests sunday patchy fog, high near 58F, low near 34F, 92% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Sunday: Patchy Fog. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Sunday Patchy Fog 58/34 SE 13 kt – 92% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday Mostly Sunny 63/31 W 13 kt – 2%
Tuesday Sunny 66/30 W 17 kt – 0%
Wednesday Sunny 69/31 W 17 kt – 1%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 68/36 SW 17 kt – 28%
Friday Chance Rain Showers 65/37 SW 17 kt – 49%
Saturday Mostly Sunny 63 SW 22 kt – 10%

Source: National Weather Service (office ABQ). Forecast issued 1052Z.

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-5581. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
6,505 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0014Z 6:14 PM
Sunrise
1316Z 7:16 AM
Loggable night
0040Z (6:40 PM local) → 1250Z (6:50 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0014Z (6:14 PM local) → 1316Z (7:16 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0114Z (7:14 PM local) → 1216Z (6:16 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

Alta Vista Regional Hospital Heliport is in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Field elevation 6,505 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5581
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Coordinates35.6223, -105.2107
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-5581 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KLVS (4 NM NE, VFR).

KLVS Las Vegas Municipal Airport
4 NM NE
VFR
KSAF Santa Fe Municipal Airport
43 NM W
VFR
KAXX Angel Fire Airport
48 NM N
IFR
KLAM Los Alamos Airport
54 NM W
MVFR
KRTN Raton Municipal Airport / Crews Field
75 NM NE
MVFR
KABQ Albuquerque International Sunport
77 NM SW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-5581 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5581 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5581. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5581 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5581. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-5581?
US-5581 sits at 6,505 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5581?
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.
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