US-6871 Weather Cox Barton County Hospital Heliport

Lamar, MissouriElevation 980 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KPTS · 21 NM W · 24 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 · KPTS
WIND
060@1
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 60° at 1 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 24C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon partly sunny, high near 80F, low near 54F, 2% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Partly Sunny 80/54 SE 3 kt – 2%
Monday Mostly Sunny 78/55 S 7 kt – 1%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 76/57 S 8 kt – 4%
Wednesday Sunny 79/58 S 11 kt – 4%
Thursday Sunny 82/59 S 10 kt – 4%
Friday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 77/58 S 8 kt – 46%
Saturday Rain Showers Likely 73/59 S 9 kt – 65%

Source: National Weather Service (office SGF). Forecast issued 2258Z.

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-6871. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
980 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2327Z 6:27 PM
Sunrise
1235Z 7:35 AM
Loggable night
2353Z (6:53 PM local) → 1209Z (7:09 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2327Z (6:27 PM local) → 1235Z (7:35 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0027Z (7:27 PM local) → 1135Z (6:35 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

Cox Barton County Hospital Heliport is in Lamar, Missouri. Field elevation 980 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6871
RegionMissouri
CountryUnited States
Coordinates37.5057, -94.3016
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-6871 traffic patterns

2026-07-17 to 2026-10-17, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Piston single 50%Helicopter 50%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C82R (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›EXPL (Helicopter) · ~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-6871 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KPTS (21 NM W, VFR).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6871 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6871. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6871 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6871. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6871?
US-6871 sits at 980 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6871?
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.