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US-7020 Weather JFK Heliport

White Sands, New MexicoElevation 4,203 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KLRU · 23 NM W · 17 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 · KLRU
WIND
210@4
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 170° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 23C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon slight chance showers and thunderstorms, high near 74F, low near 55F, 30% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 74/55 S 7 kt – 30% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday Partly Sunny 73/54 ESE 4 kt – 9%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 76/54 SSE 6 kt – 1%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 78/56 SE 5 kt – 4%
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 77/55 ESE 5 kt – 65%
Friday Chance Rain Showers 72/53 SSE 5 kt – 58%
Saturday Mostly Sunny 71/54 SW 5 kt – 10%

Source: National Weather Service (office EPZ). Forecast issued 2332Z.

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-7020. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
4,203 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0022Z 6:22 PM
Sunrise
1318Z 7:18 AM
Loggable night
0047Z (6:47 PM local) → 1252Z (6:52 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0022Z (6:22 PM local) → 1318Z (7:18 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0122Z (7:22 PM local) → 1218Z (6:18 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

JFK Heliport is in White Sands, New Mexico. Field elevation 4,203 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-7020
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Coordinates32.3809, -106.4728
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-7020 traffic patterns

2026-06-15 to 2026-06-20, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›H60 (Helicopter) · ~2 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-7020 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KLRU (23 NM W, VFR).

KLRU Las Cruces International Airport
23 NM W
VFR
KBIF Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)
32 NM S
VFR
KHMN Holloman Air Force Base
34 NM NE
VFR
KELP El Paso International Airport
35 NM S
VFR
KALM Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport
37 NM NE
VFR
MMCS Abraham González International Airport
45 NM S
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-7020 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-7020 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-7020. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-7020 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-7020. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-7020?
US-7020 sits at 4,203 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-7020?
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.