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US-6502 Weather Fort Hood Landing Strip 22

Fort Hood, TexasElevation 882 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KTPL · 8 NM E · 58 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 · KTPL
WIND
110@7
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 visibility 10 SM. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon partly sunny, high near 81F, low near 61F, 8% 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 Partly Sunny 81/61 SE 4 kt – 8%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 83/62 SSE 9 kt – 4%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 84/65 SSE 9 kt – 5%
Thursday Mostly Cloudy 81/63 SSE 9 kt – 24%
Friday Rain Showers Likely 76/61 ESE 9 kt 17 kt 56%
Saturday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 81/63 S 4 kt – 26% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday Mostly Sunny 84/66 SSE 4 kt – 7%

Source: National Weather Service (office FWD). Forecast issued 1848Z.

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-6502. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
882 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2347Z 6:47 PM
Sunrise
1241Z 7:41 AM
Loggable night
0011Z (7:11 PM local) → 1216Z (7:16 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2347Z (6:47 PM local) → 1241Z (7:41 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0047Z (7:47 PM local) → 1141Z (6:41 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

Fort Hood Landing Strip 22 is in Fort Hood, Texas. Field elevation 882 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6502
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates31.2021, -97.5572
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-6502 traffic patterns

2026-07-11 to 2026-10-05, 6 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Activity trend over 3 days: flat, from 2 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (3 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 63%Unknown 38%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›FDCT (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo
›H47 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›H64 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›H60 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~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-6502 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KTPL (8 NM E, VFR).

KTPL Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport
8 NM E
VFR
KHLR Hood Army Air Field
9 NM SW
VFR
KILE Skylark Field
10 NM SW
UNKNOWN
KGRK Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield
16 NM SW
VFR
KACT Waco Regional Airport
30 NM NE
VFR
KCNW TSTC Waco Airport
36 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-6502 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6502 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6502. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6502 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6502. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6502?
US-6502 sits at 882 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6502?
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.