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US-6490 Weather Van Buren County Hospital Heliport

Keosauqua, IowaElevation 624 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KFFL · 19 NM N · 8 min old
No ceiling, visibility 7 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KFFL
WIND
180@5
steady
VISIBILITY
7 SM
11.3 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 180° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 15C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 54F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Cloudy 54 0 kt – 1%
Monday Partly Sunny 75/54 E 4 kt – 3%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 74/56 S 4 kt – 11%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 77/59 S 9 kt – 35%
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 78/58 SW 4 kt – 46% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 77/58 S 4 kt – 46%
Saturday Rain Showers Likely 73/57 S 4 kt – 63%
Sunday Slight Chance Rain Showers 72 W 4 kt – 19%

Source: National Weather Service (office DVN). Forecast issued 0403Z.

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-6490. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
624 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2313Z 6:13 PM
Sunrise
1231Z 7:31 AM
Loggable night
2341Z (6:41 PM local) → 1202Z (7:02 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2313Z (6:13 PM local) → 1231Z (7:31 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0013Z (7:13 PM local) → 1131Z (6:31 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

Van Buren County Hospital Heliport is in Keosauqua, Iowa. Field elevation 624 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6490
RegionIowa
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40.7369, -91.9574
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-6490 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KFFL (19 NM N, VFR).

KFFL Fairfield Municipal Airport
19 NM N
VFR
KMPZ Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
24 NM NE
VFR
KFSW Fort Madison Municipal Airport
29 NM E
VFR
KEOK Keokuk Municipal Airport
29 NM SE
VFR
KBRL Southeast Iowa Regional Airport
38 NM E
VFR
KOOA Oskaloosa Municipal Airport
38 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-6490 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6490 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6490. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6490 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6490. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6490?
US-6490 sits at 624 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6490?
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.