US-8434 Weather Makalei Fire Station Heliport

Kailua-Kona, HawaiiElevation 1,862 ftHeliport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: PHKO · 4 NM W · 19 min old

Ceiling 15,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.

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

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · PHKO

WIND

340@11

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

15,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

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 20° at 8 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 25.6C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today sunny then isolated rain showers, high near 81F, low near 65F, 16% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

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

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Today	Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers	81/65	WNW 3 kt	–	16%
Monday	Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers	81/65	WNW 4 kt	–	53%
Tuesday	Occasional Showers And Thunderstorms	80/65	SSW 10 kt	–	87%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Wednesday	Occasional Showers And Thunderstorms	81/65	S 12 kt	16 kt	83%
Thursday	Rain Showers Likely	81/65	WSW 5 kt	–	64%
Friday	Scattered Rain Showers	80/67	NW 3 kt	–	48%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms	80/66	WSW 4 kt	–	29%

Source: National Weather Service (office HFO). Forecast issued 2012Z.

RUNWAYS & WIND

Crosswind calculator

No runway layout is available for US-8434. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

1,862 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0353Z 5:53 PM

Sunrise

1622Z 6:22 AM

Loggable night

0416Z (6:16 PM local) → 1600Z (6:00 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0353Z (5:53 PM local) → 1622Z (6:22 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0453Z (6:53 PM local) → 1522Z (5:22 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

Makalei Fire Station Heliport is in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Field elevation 1,862 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

TypeHeliport

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAUS-8434

RegionHawaii

CountryUnited States

Coordinates19.7331, -155.9776

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-8434 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: PHKO (4 NM W, VFR).

PHKO Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole

4 NM W

VFR

PHSF Bradshaw Army Airfield

24 NM E

UNKNOWN

PHTO Hilo International Airport

53 NM E

VFR

PHOG Kahului International Airport

VFR

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗US-8434 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does US-8434 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for US-8434. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does US-8434 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for US-8434. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at US-8434?

US-8434 sits at 1,862 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8434?

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.