US-7603 Weather Camp Pohakuloa West (Kulua Road) Heliport

Waimea (Kamuela), HawaiiElevation 5,597 ftHeliport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: PHSF · 4 NM E · 23 min old

No ceiling.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · PHSF

WIND

260@11

steady

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Hydrologic OutlookUnknown · Future · Possible

26 0108Z to 26 1600Z

Hawaii in Hawaii, HI; Oahu in Honolulu, HI; Kauai, HI; Maui, HI

ESFHFO A significant pattern change is expected late Monday night through at least Thursday as deep tropical moisture is brought north. A combination of surface lows and troughs will bring exceptionally moist air over the state beginning late Monday night. Heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms are possible throughout this period. Models have not converged on details yet, so exact locations, timin…

Hydrologic OutlookUnknown · Future · Possible

25 1413Z to 26 1615Z

Hawaii in Hawaii, HI; Oahu in Honolulu, HI; Kauai, HI; Maui, HI

ESFHFO A significant pattern change is expected Monday night through at least Thursday as deep tropical moisture is brought north. A combination of surface lows and troughs will bring exceptionally moist air over the eastern end of the state beginning Monday night and extending to all islands Tuesday. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are possible throughout this period. Models have not converged on d…

Hydrologic OutlookUnknown · Future · Possible

25 1357Z to 26 1600Z

Hawaii in Hawaii, HI; Oahu in Honolulu, HI; Kauai, HI; Maui, HI

ESFHFO A significant pattern change is expected Monday night through at least Thursday as deep tropical moisture is brought north. A combination of surface lows and troughs will bring exceptionally moist air over the eastern end of the state beginning Monday night and extending to all islands Tuesday. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are possible throughout this period. Models have not converged on d…

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

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, temperature 21.6C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly sunny, high near 74F, low near 50F, 14% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Tuesday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Mostly Sunny	74/50	NW 11 kt	–	14%
Monday	Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers	75/51	NW 12 kt	16 kt	40%
Tuesday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	75/52	W 7 kt	–	74%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Wednesday	Occasional Showers And Thunderstorms	75/52	WSW 9 kt	–	76%
Thursday	Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms	75/52	W 8 kt	–	53%
Friday	Scattered Rain Showers	74/56	WNW 6 kt	–	41%
Saturday	Sunny	73/54	WNW 5 kt	–	11%

Source: National Weather Service (office HFO). Forecast issued 0118Z.

RUNWAYS & WIND

Crosswind calculator

No runway layout is available for US-7603. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

5,597 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0352Z 5:52 PM

Sunrise

1621Z 6:21 AM

Loggable night

0414Z (6:14 PM local) → 1558Z (5:58 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0352Z (5:52 PM local) → 1621Z (6:21 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0452Z (6:52 PM local) → 1521Z (5:21 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

Camp Pohakuloa West (Kulua Road) Heliport is in Waimea (Kamuela), Hawaii. Field elevation 5,597 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

TypeHeliport

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAUS-7603

RegionHawaii

CountryUnited States

Coordinates19.7473, -155.6232

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-7603 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: PHSF (4 NM E, UNKNOWN).

PHSF Bradshaw Army Airfield

4 NM E

UNKNOWN

PHKO Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole

24 NM W

VFR

PHTO Hilo International Airport

33 NM E

VFR

PHOG Kahului International Airport

VFR

VFR

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗US-7603 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does US-7603 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for US-7603. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does US-7603 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for US-7603. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at US-7603?

US-7603 sits at 5,597 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-7603?

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.