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US-5851

Santa Cruz Island Navy Heliport

Santa Cruz Island, CaliforniaElevation 1,489 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KOXR · 25 NM NE · 14 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KOXR
WIND
180@3
steady
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 from 259° at 1 kt, gusting 3 kt. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests friday mostly sunny, high near 82F, low near 70F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Friday Mostly Sunny 82/70 WNW 13 kt 17 kt 1%
Saturday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny 76/66 WNW 17 kt 22 kt 0%
Sunday Sunny 76/67 WNW 13 kt – 0%
Monday Sunny 76/66 WNW 9 kt – 0%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 73/64 ESE 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 70/64 WNW 9 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 72 WNW 9 kt – 0%

Source: National Weather Service (office LOX). Forecast issued 0805Z.

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-5851. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,489 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0212Z 7:12 PM
Sunrise
1338Z 6:38 AM
Loggable night
0237Z (7:37 PM local) → 1313Z (6:13 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0212Z (7:12 PM local) → 1338Z (6:38 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0312Z (8:12 PM local) → 1238Z (5:38 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

Santa Cruz Island Navy Heliport is in Santa Cruz Island, California. Field elevation 1,489 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5851
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates33.9948, -119.6341
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-5851 traffic patterns

2026-06-14 to 2026-09-08, 3 days observed · data 2026-09-09

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

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›B412 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo
›B407 (Helicopter) · ~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-5851 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KOXR (25 NM NE, VFR).

KOXR Oxnard Airport
25 NM NE
VFR
KNTD Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co)
27 NM E
IFR
KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
28 NM N
VFR
KIZA Santa Ynez Airport
43 NM NW
VFR
KLPC Lompoc Airport
58 NM NW
VFR
KVNY Van Nuys Airport
58 NM E
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-5851 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5851 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5851. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5851 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5851. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-5851?
US-5851 sits at 1,489 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5851?
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.