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US-6280 Weather Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Heliport 1

Glen Rose, TexasElevation 807 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KSEP · 21 NM W · 7 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 · KSEP
WIND
160@5
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 120° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 25C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly cloudy, high near 80F, low near 59F, 9% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Mostly Cloudy 80/59 SE 9 kt – 9%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 82/61 SSE 9 kt 17 kt 7%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 83/64 S 9 kt 17 kt 2%
Thursday Mostly Cloudy 81/61 SSE 9 kt 17 kt 38%
Friday Rain Showers Likely 72/59 SE 9 kt 22 kt 70%
Saturday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 77/61 S 9 kt – 36% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 83/64 SSE 9 kt – 19%

Source: National Weather Service (office FWD). Forecast issued 1942Z.

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-6280. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
807 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2346Z 6:46 PM
Sunrise
1243Z 7:43 AM
Loggable night
0011Z (7:11 PM local) → 1218Z (7:18 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2346Z (6:46 PM local) → 1243Z (7:43 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0046Z (7:46 PM local) → 1143Z (6:43 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

Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Heliport 1 is in Glen Rose, Texas. Field elevation 807 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6280
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates32.3011, -97.7816
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-6280 traffic patterns

2026-07-03 to 2026-07-03, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›R44 (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-6280 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KSEP (21 NM W, VFR).

KSEP Stephenville Clark Regional Airport
21 NM W
VFR
KMWL Mineral Wells Regional Airport
32 NM NW
VFR
KNFW NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field
33 NM NE
VFR
KFTW Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
38 NM NE
VFR
KAFW Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport
48 NM NE
VFR
KACT Waco Regional Airport
50 NM SE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-6280 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6280 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6280. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6280 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6280. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6280?
US-6280 sits at 807 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6280?
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.