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US-8417 Weather Lauderdale Community Hospital Heliport

Ripley, TennesseeElevation 336 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KHKA · 18 NM NW · 46 min old
No ceiling.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KHKA
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No current METAR is available for this airport, so there is no observed aviation report to summarize. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 47F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy 47 0 kt – 0%
Monday Partly Sunny 77/46 SSE 4 kt – 0%
Tuesday Areas Of Fog then Partly Sunny 77/48 SE 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Sunny 80/51 SSE 4 kt – 0%
Thursday Sunny 82/52 SSE 4 kt – 0%
Friday Mostly Sunny 81/59 SSE 4 kt – 15%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 79/61 SSE 9 kt – 79%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 79 SW 13 kt – 52%

Source: National Weather Service (office MEG). Forecast issued 0347Z.

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-8417. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
40 x 40 ft
Surface
CON
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
336 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2310Z 6:10 PM
Sunrise
1214Z 7:14 AM
Loggable night
2336Z (6:36 PM local) → 1148Z (6:48 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2310Z (6:10 PM local) → 1214Z (7:14 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0010Z (7:10 PM local) → 1114Z (6:14 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

Lauderdale Community Hospital Heliport is in Ripley, Tennessee. Field elevation 336 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-8417
RegionTennessee
CountryUnited States
Coordinates35.7446, -89.5537
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-8417 traffic patterns

2026-09-05 to 2026-09-26, 3 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Activity trend over 3 days: flat, from 1 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (3 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›EC30 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo
›EC35 (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-8417 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KHKA (18 NM NW, UNKNOWN).

KHKA Blytheville Municipal Airport
18 NM NW
UNKNOWN
KNQA Millington-Memphis Airport
28 NM SW
VFR
KMKL McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport
32 NM E
VFR
KTKX Kennett Memorial Airport
37 NM NW
VFR
KMEM Memphis International Airport
47 NM SW
VFR
KUCY Everett-Stewart Regional Airport
47 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-8417 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-8417 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-8417. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-8417 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-8417. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-8417?
US-8417 sits at 336 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8417?
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.