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US-6696 Weather Hyundai Motor Group California Proving Grounds Heliport

California City, CaliforniaElevation 2,515 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KMHV · 6 NM W · 12 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 · KMHV
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
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 calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 12C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests sunday sunny, high near 75F, low near 45F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Friday: winds up to 26 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Sunday Sunny 75/45 SSW 4 kt – 0%
Monday Sunny 77/42 WSW 13 kt 22 kt 0%
Tuesday Sunny 74/44 WSW 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 74/46 SW 4 kt 17 kt 0%
Thursday Partly Sunny 73/46 SW 13 kt 22 kt 5%
Friday Mostly Sunny 68/43 SW 17 kt 26 kt 14% Strong winds in the forecast
Saturday Slight Chance Light Rain 63 WSW 13 kt 22 kt 22%

Source: National Weather Service (office HNX). Forecast issued 0947Z.

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-6696. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
2,515 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0106Z 6:06 PM
Sunrise
1406Z 7:06 AM
Loggable night
0132Z (6:32 PM local) → 1340Z (6:40 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0106Z (6:06 PM local) → 1406Z (7:06 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0206Z (7:06 PM local) → 1306Z (6:06 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

Hyundai Motor Group California Proving Grounds Heliport is in California City, California. Field elevation 2,515 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6696
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates35.0554, -118.0191
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-6696 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KMHV (6 NM W, VFR).

KMHV Mojave Air & Space Port
6 NM W
VFR
KEDW Edwards Air Force Base
11 NM SE
VFR
KTSP Tehachapi Municipal Airport
21 NM W
VFR
KWJF General William J Fox Airfield
21 NM SW
VFR
KPMD Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport
26 NM S
VFR
KVCV Southern California Logistics Airport
42 NM SE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-6696 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6696 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6696. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6696 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6696. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6696?
US-6696 sits at 2,515 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6696?
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.
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