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US-6504 Weather Spectrum Health Pennock Heliport

Hastings, MichiganElevation 807 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KGRR · 17 NM NW · More than 1 hour old
Ceiling 25,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KGRR
WIND
250@5
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
25,000 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 wind from 250° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 21C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon partly sunny, high near 70F, low near 47F, 2% 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
This Afternoon Partly Sunny 70/47 SW 6 kt – 2%
Monday Partly Sunny 66/42 NE 6 kt – 6%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 65/48 ESE 8 kt 16 kt 0%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 72/54 S 8 kt – 8%
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 73/51 SW 10 kt – 31% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 72/53 S 6 kt – 24%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 70/54 SSE 8 kt – 41%

Source: National Weather Service (office GRR). Forecast issued 1954Z.

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-6504. 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
2243Z 6:43 PM
Sunrise
1207Z 8:07 AM
Loggable night
2312Z (7:12 PM local) → 1138Z (7:38 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2243Z (6:43 PM local) → 1207Z (8:07 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2343Z (7:43 PM local) → 1107Z (7:07 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

Spectrum Health Pennock Heliport is in Hastings, Michigan. Field elevation 807 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6504
RegionMichigan
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42.6453, -85.3030
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-6504 traffic patterns

2026-07-30 to 2026-10-23, 3 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›BE24 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›P28A (Piston single) · ~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-6504 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KGRR (17 NM NW, VFR).

KGRR Gerald R. Ford International Airport
17 NM NW
VFR
KBTL Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field
20 NM S
VFR
KAZO Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
27 NM SW
VFR
KLAN Capital Region International Airport
33 NM E
VFR
KHAI Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport
43 NM S
VFR
KJXN Jackson County Airport/Reynolds Field
44 NM SE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-6504 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6504 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6504. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6504 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6504. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6504?
US-6504 sits at 807 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6504?
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.