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US-5634

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Heliport

Welch, MinnesotaElevation 696 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KSYN · 18 NM SW · 12 min old
No ceiling, visibility 7 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Heat AdvisoryModerate · Expected · Likely
27 0200Z to 28 0100Z
Sibley; Brown; Nicollet; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Martin; Faribault; Freeborn; St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn; Pepin; Eau Claire
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southeast Minnesota and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KSYN
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
7 SM
11.3 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 5 SM, temperature 24C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday patchy smoke, high near 94F, low near 66F, 8% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Patchy Smoke 94/66 WNW 13 kt – 8%
Tuesday Sunny 87/65 0 kt – 3%
Wednesday Sunny 90/68 S 4 kt – 8%
Thursday Partly Sunny 89/67 SSW 4 kt – 58%
Friday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 83/63 ESE 4 kt – 58% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 86/63 NNW 4 kt – 15%
Sunday Sunny 86 S 4 kt – 5%

Source: National Weather Service (office MPX). Forecast issued 0827Z.

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-5634. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
696 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0143Z 8:43 PM
Sunrise
1051Z 5:51 AM
Loggable night
0217Z (9:17 PM local) → 1017Z (5:17 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0143Z (8:43 PM local) → 1051Z (5:51 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0243Z (9:43 PM local) → 0951Z (4:51 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

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Heliport is in Welch, Minnesota. Field elevation 696 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5634
RegionMinnesota
CountryUnited States
Coordinates44.6228, -92.6420
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-5634 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KSYN (18 NM SW, VFR).

KSYN Stanton Airfield
18 NM SW
VFR
KSTP Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field
26 NM NW
VFR
KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field
29 NM NW
VFR
KRNH New Richmond Regional Airport
32 NM N
IFR
KFBL Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field
34 NM SW
VFR
KFCM Flying Cloud Airport
37 NM W
MVFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-5634 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5634 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5634. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5634 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5634. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-5634?
US-5634 sits at 696 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5634?
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.