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US-5866 Weather Cal Fire San Diego Dulzura Fire Station 30 Heliport

Dulzura, CaliforniaElevation 1,115 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KSDM · 11 NM W · 39 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 · KSDM
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 current METAR is available for this airport, so there is no observed aviation report to summarize. Forecast suggests today sunny, high near 78F, low near 58F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Sunny 78/58 SW 13 kt 22 kt 0%
Monday Sunny 78/56 N 13 kt 22 kt 0%
Tuesday Sunny 77/56 S 9 kt – 0%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 75/57 W 9 kt – 1%
Thursday Mostly Cloudy 72/58 SW 9 kt – 33%
Friday Chance Rain Showers 68/56 SW 9 kt – 48%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 65/54 SW 9 kt – 50%

Source: National Weather Service (office SGX). Forecast issued 1432Z.

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-5866. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,115 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0103Z 6:03 PM
Sunrise
1359Z 6:59 AM
Loggable night
0128Z (6:28 PM local) → 1334Z (6:34 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0103Z (6:03 PM local) → 1359Z (6:59 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0203Z (7:03 PM local) → 1259Z (5:59 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

Cal Fire San Diego Dulzura Fire Station 30 Heliport is in Dulzura, California. Field elevation 1,115 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5866
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates32.6432, -116.7762
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-5866 traffic patterns

2026-08-07 to 2026-10-20, 4 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1.5
AVG OPS/DAY
1.5
Activity trend over 2 days: falling, from 2 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›B412 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo
›EC35 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›H60 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›C172 (Piston single) · ~0 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-5866 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KSDM (11 NM W, VFR).

KSDM Brown Field Municipal Airport
11 NM W
VFR
MMTJ General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport
12 NM SW
VFR
KSEE Gillespie Field
15 NM NW
VFR
KNRS Naval Outlying Field Imperial Beach (Ream Field)
18 NM W
UNKNOWN
KMYF Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport
21 NM NW
VFR
KSAN San Diego International Airport
22 NM W
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-5866 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5866 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5866. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5866 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5866. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-5866?
US-5866 sits at 1,115 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5866?
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.