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US-6324 Weather St Catherine Hospital Heliport

Garden City, KansasElevation 2,838 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KGCK · 7 NM E · 29 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 · KGCK
WIND
150@12
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 150° at 11 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 14C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday showers and thunderstorms likely, high near 70F, low near 47F, 96% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast; strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Monday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Tuesday: winds up to 25 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 70/47 SSW 15 kt 21 kt 96% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Tuesday Partly Sunny 73/50 S 15 kt 25 kt 4% Strong winds in the forecast
Wednesday Sunny 75/48 SSW 10 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 75/53 SW 7 kt – 15%
Friday Chance Rain Showers 72/51 S 15 kt – 45%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 70/47 S 11 kt – 27%
Sunday Partly Sunny 67 NE 7 kt – 5%

Source: National Weather Service (office DDC). Forecast issued 0508Z.

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-6324. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
2,838 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2352Z 6:52 PM
Sunrise
1302Z 8:02 AM
Loggable night
0019Z (7:19 PM local) → 1235Z (7:35 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2352Z (6:52 PM local) → 1302Z (8:02 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0052Z (7:52 PM local) → 1202Z (7:02 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

St Catherine Hospital Heliport is in Garden City, Kansas. Field elevation 2,838 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6324
RegionKansas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates37.9702, -100.8678
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-6324 traffic patterns

2026-08-08 to 2026-08-08, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›B407 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›UNKN (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-6324 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KGCK (7 NM E, VFR).

KGCK Garden City Regional Airport
7 NM E
VFR
KDDC Dodge City Regional Airport
45 NM E
MVFR
KLBL Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport
56 NM S
VFR
KGUY Guymon Municipal Airport
83 NM S
VFR
KLAA Southeast Colorado Regional Airport
86 NM W
LIFR
KCBK Shalz Field
88 NM N
LIFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-6324 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6324 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6324. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6324 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6324. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6324?
US-6324 sits at 2,838 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6324?
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.