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US-6799 Weather Los Angeles County Sheriff Lancaster Station Heliport

Lancaster, CaliforniaElevation 2,348 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KWJF · 5 NM NW · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KWJF
WIND
260@6
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 260° at 11 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 18C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly clear, low near 47F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Clear 47 WSW 9 kt – 0%
Monday Sunny 78/46 W 13 kt 22 kt 0%
Tuesday Sunny 75/46 W 13 kt 22 kt 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 75/47 WSW 9 kt – 1%
Thursday Partly Sunny 69/47 SW 9 kt – 5%
Friday Mostly Sunny 67/44 SW 13 kt – 9%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 63/43 WSW 9 kt – 31%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 59 WSW 9 kt – 36%

Source: National Weather Service (office LOX). Forecast issued 0256Z.

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-6799. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
2,348 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
1407Z 7:07 AM
Loggable night
0131Z (6:31 PM local) → 1341Z (6:41 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0106Z (6:06 PM local) → 1407Z (7:07 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0206Z (7:06 PM local) → 1307Z (6:07 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

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lancaster Station Heliport is in Lancaster, California. Field elevation 2,348 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6799
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates34.7003, -118.1381
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-6799 traffic patterns

2026-08-06 to 2026-08-06, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~0 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-6799 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KWJF (5 NM NW, VFR).

KWJF General William J Fox Airfield
5 NM NW
VFR
KPMD Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport
5 NM SE
VFR
KEDW Edwards Air Force Base
18 NM NE
VFR
KMHV Mojave Air & Space Port
21 NM N
VFR
KWHP Whiteman Airport
30 NM SW
VFR
KTSP Tehachapi Municipal Airport
30 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-6799 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6799 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6799. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6799 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6799. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6799?
US-6799 sits at 2,348 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6799?
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.