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US-6248 Weather Donalsonville Hospital Heliport

Donalsonville, GeorgiaElevation 151 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KBGE · 13 NM E · 22 min old
Ceiling 5,000 ft.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KBGE
WIND
030@7
steady
CEILING
5,000 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 visibility 10 SM. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly clear, low near 55F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Clear 55 NE 9 kt 17 kt 0%
Monday Sunny 79/51 NE 13 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 81/53 NE 9 kt – 1%
Wednesday Sunny 80/59 NE 13 kt – 1%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 81/60 NE 13 kt – 1%
Friday Sunny 83/62 ENE 9 kt – 1%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 84/62 E 9 kt – 21%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 85 ESE 4 kt – 44%

Source: National Weather Service (office TAE). Forecast issued 0356Z.

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-6248. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
151 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2257Z 5:57 PM
Sunrise
1150Z 6:50 AM
Loggable night
2322Z (6:22 PM local) → 1125Z (6:25 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2257Z (5:57 PM local) → 1150Z (6:50 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2357Z (6:57 PM local) → 1050Z (5:50 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

Donalsonville Hospital Heliport is in Donalsonville, Georgia. Field elevation 151 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6248
RegionGeorgia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates31.0519, -84.8814
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-6248 traffic patterns

2026-08-06 to 2026-10-22, 7 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.5
AVG OPS/DAY
1.5
Activity trend over 2 days: rising, from 1 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 40%Piston single 30%Turboprop 30%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›G12T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo
›H60 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›EC45 (Helicopter) · ~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-6248 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KBGE (13 NM E, VFR).

KBGE Decatur County Industrial Air Park
13 NM E
VFR
KDHN Dothan Regional Airport
33 NM NW
VFR
KOZR Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field
45 NM W
VFR
KABY Southwest Georgia Regional Airport
45 NM NE
VFR
KTLH Tallahassee International Airport
48 NM SE
VFR
KTVI Thomasville Regional Airport
52 NM E
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-6248 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6248 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6248. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6248 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6248. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6248?
US-6248 sits at 151 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6248?
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.