US-5693 Weather Yoakum County Hospital Heliport

Denver City, TexasElevation 3,581 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KHOB · 26 NM SW · More than 1 hour old
Ceiling 4,900 ft, visibility 5 SM, thunderstorms.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KHOB
WIND
110@5
steady
VISIBILITY
5 SM
8 km
CEILING
4,900 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 from 150° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 15.3C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon showers and thunderstorms likely, high near 64F, low near 54F, 69% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
This Afternoon: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64/54 S 9 kt – 69% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Tuesday Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny 74/55 S 9 kt – 11%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 79/56 S 9 kt – 3%
Thursday Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 74/54 S 9 kt – 75%
Friday Showers And Thunderstorms 70/53 E 4 kt – 75%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers 74/54 SW 9 kt – 20%
Sunday Partly Sunny 75/57 S 9 kt – 19%

Source: National Weather Service (office LUB). Forecast issued 1856Z.

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-5693. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
3,581 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0006Z 7:06 PM
Sunrise
1305Z 8:05 AM
Loggable night
0031Z (7:31 PM local) → 1239Z (7:39 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0006Z (7:06 PM local) → 1305Z (8:05 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0106Z (8:06 PM local) → 1205Z (7:05 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

Yoakum County Hospital Heliport is in Denver City, Texas. Field elevation 3,581 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5693
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates32.9694, -102.8361
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-5693 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KHOB (26 NM SW, MVFR).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5693 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5693. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5693 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5693. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-5693?
US-5693 sits at 3,581 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5693?
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.