US-8404 Weather Texas Department of Public Safety Lubbock Heliport

Lubbock, TexasElevation 3,245 ftHeliport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KLBB · 2 NM N · 19 min old

Ceiling 5,500 ft, visibility 5 SM, mist.

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

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KLBB

WIND

120@7

steady

VISIBILITY

5 SM

8 km

CEILING

5,500 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 120° at 9 kt, visibility 5 SM, temperature 14C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today showers and thunderstorms, high near 65F, low near 55F, 85% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

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

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Today	Showers And Thunderstorms	65/55	SSE 13 kt	–	85%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Tuesday	Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy	73/57	SSW 9 kt	–	16%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	78/57	SSW 13 kt	–	2%
Thursday	Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	75/55	S 9 kt	–	79%
Friday	Showers And Thunderstorms	68/53	SE 9 kt	–	79%
Saturday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	73/54	SSW 9 kt	–	18%
Sunday	Partly Sunny	75/58	SSW 13 kt	–	23%

Source: National Weather Service (office LUB). Forecast issued 1611Z.

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-8404. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 40 ft

Dimensions

40 x 40 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

PERI

RWY H1

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

3,245 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0001Z 7:01 PM

Sunrise

1301Z 8:01 AM

Loggable night

0026Z (7:26 PM local) → 1236Z (7:36 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0001Z (7:01 PM local) → 1301Z (8:01 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0101Z (8:01 PM local) → 1201Z (7:01 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

Texas Department of Public Safety Lubbock Heliport is in Lubbock, Texas. Field elevation 3,245 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UsePrivate use

TypeHeliport

ManagerERIC WILEY, CAPTAIN

Manager phone806-740-8720

AttendedUNATNDD

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAUS-8404

SectionalDALLAS-FT WORTH

Center (ARTCC)FORT WORTH

Flight service (AFSS)FORT WORTH

RegionTexas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates33.6262, -101.8201

Distance from city3 NM NE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-8404 traffic patterns

2026-06-14 to 2026-10-25, 25 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

2.8

AVG OPS/DAY

5.3

Operations trend (14 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 31%Airliner 22%Jet 18%Helicopter 16%Twin 6%Turboprop 4%Unknown 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C750 (Helicopter) · ~6 landings/mo

›B762 (Airliner) · ~3 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo

›K35R (Airliner) · ~3 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly rotorcraft.

›C750 (Helicopter)

›P28A (Piston single)

›K35R (Airliner)

›C82S (Piston single)

›BT36 (Piston single)

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-8404 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KLBB (2 NM N, MVFR).

KLBB Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport

2 NM N

MVFR

KPVW Hale County Airport

VFR

KCVN Clovis Municipal Airport

79 NM NW

IFR

KBPG Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport

86 NM S

MVFR

KCVS Cannon Air Force Base

87 NM NW

IFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›VFR DAY-NIGHT OPNS.

›PRI INGRESS 050 DEG; PRI EGRESS 250 DEG.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗US-8404 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does US-8404 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for US-8404. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does US-8404 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for US-8404. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at US-8404?

US-8404 sits at 3,245 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8404?

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.