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US-7073 Weather Pine Ridge Hospital Heliport

Pine Ridge, South DakotaElevation 3,284 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KIEN · 2 NM E · 31 min old
Ceiling 700 ft, visibility 5 SM, mist.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KIEN
WIND
080@8
steady
VISIBILITY
5 SM
8 km
CEILING
700 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 80° at 7 kt, visibility 6 SM, temperature 3C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight light rain, low near 33F, 94% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Tuesday: winds up to 31 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Light Rain 33 NE 9 kt 14 kt 94%
Monday Rain 41/28 NE 8 kt – 97%
Tuesday Sunny 67/35 SW 19 kt 31 kt 4% Strong winds in the forecast
Wednesday Sunny 65/35 S 7 kt 15 kt 10%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 68/39 S 8 kt – 8%
Friday Partly Sunny 64/38 S 8 kt – 39%
Saturday Chance Light Rain 59/36 W 7 kt – 39%
Sunday Partly Sunny 61 SW 9 kt – 10%

Source: National Weather Service (office UNR). Forecast issued 0422Z.

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-7073. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
3,284 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2352Z 5:52 PM
Sunrise
1316Z 7:16 AM
Loggable night
0021Z (6:21 PM local) → 1247Z (6:47 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2352Z (5:52 PM local) → 1316Z (7:16 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0052Z (6:52 PM local) → 1216Z (6:16 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

Pine Ridge Hospital Heliport is in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Field elevation 3,284 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-7073
RegionSouth Dakota
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43.0241, -102.5419
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-7073 traffic patterns

2026-07-05 to 2026-07-05, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›B407 (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-7073 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KIEN (2 NM E, IFR).

KIEN Pine Ridge Airport
2 NM E
IFR
KGRN Gordon Municipal Airport
21 NM SE
LIFR
KCDR Chadron Municipal Airport
27 NM SW
IFR
KAIA Alliance Municipal Airport
59 NM S
IFR
KRAP Rapid City Regional Airport
65 NM N
IFR
KRCA Ellsworth Air Force Base
72 NM N
LIFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-7073 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-7073 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-7073. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-7073 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-7073. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-7073?
US-7073 sits at 3,284 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-7073?
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.