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US-7163 Weather HCA Florida Citrus Hospital Heliport

Inverness, FloridaElevation 82 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KOCF · 21 NM N · 31 min old
Ceiling 2,600 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KOCF
WIND
020@11
gust 17 kt
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
2,600 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 visibility 5 SM, temperature 25C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly sunny, high near 82F, low near 67F, 13% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast; thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
This Afternoon: winds up to 29 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Mostly Sunny 82/67 NNE 17 kt 29 kt 13% Strong winds in the forecast
Monday Mostly Sunny 82/64 NNE 16 kt 27 kt 9%
Tuesday Sunny 83/66 NE 15 kt 25 kt 3%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 83/67 NE 15 kt 27 kt 12%
Thursday Mostly Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 84/66 NE 13 kt 23 kt 19% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Mostly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers 84/65 NE 13 kt – 15%
Saturday Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers 85/64 NE 10 kt – 18%

Source: National Weather Service (office TBW). Forecast issued 1621Z.

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-7163. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
82 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2249Z 6:49 PM
Sunrise
1137Z 7:37 AM
Loggable night
2314Z (7:14 PM local) → 1113Z (7:13 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2249Z (6:49 PM local) → 1137Z (7:37 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2349Z (7:49 PM local) → 1037Z (6:37 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

HCA Florida Citrus Hospital Heliport is in Inverness, Florida. Field elevation 82 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-7163
RegionFlorida
CountryUnited States
Coordinates28.8340, -82.3354
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-7163 traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-18, 21 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: Fri · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Piston single 69%Other 10%Unknown 10%Twin 5%Helicopter 5%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›UNKN (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo
›PIAT (Other) · ~2 landings/mo
›S22T (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo
›P28A (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›UNKN (Piston single)
›PIAT (Other)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

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-7163 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KOCF (21 NM N, MVFR).

KOCF Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field
21 NM N
MVFR
KLEE Leesburg International Airport
28 NM E
VFR
KZPH Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
38 NM S
VFR
KGNV Gainesville Regional Airport
52 NM N
MVFR
KTPA Tampa International Airport
53 NM S
VFR
KLAL Lakeland Linder International Airport
53 NM S
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-7163 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-7163 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-7163. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-7163 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-7163. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-7163?
US-7163 sits at 82 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-7163?
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.