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US-8600 Weather Avera Creighton Hospital Heliport

Creighton, NebraskaElevation 1,662 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KONL · 34 NM W · 15 min old
Ceiling 400 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KONL
WIND
030@11
gust 14 kt
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
400 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
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 monday showers and thunderstorms, high near 52F, low near 36F, 100% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Monday: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Showers And Thunderstorms 52/36 ENE 11 kt 17 kt 100% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Tuesday Partly Sunny 61/47 SW 10 kt 17 kt 5%
Wednesday Slight Chance Rain Showers 67/44 S 9 kt 14 kt 23%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 67/48 ENE 6 kt – 9%
Friday Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers 68/51 ESE 9 kt 15 kt 47%
Saturday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 65/48 S 10 kt 16 kt 47%
Sunday Partly Sunny 64 S 8 kt 14 kt 14%

Source: National Weather Service (office OAX). Forecast issued 0610Z.

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-8600. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,662 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2334Z 6:34 PM
Sunrise
1257Z 7:57 AM
Loggable night
0003Z (7:03 PM local) → 1228Z (7:28 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2334Z (6:34 PM local) → 1257Z (7:57 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0034Z (7:34 PM local) → 1157Z (6:57 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

Avera Creighton Hospital Heliport is in Creighton, Nebraska. Field elevation 1,662 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-8600
RegionNebraska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42.4654, -97.9182
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-8600 traffic patterns

2026-07-14 to 2026-07-14, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›UNKN (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-8600 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KONL (34 NM W, LIFR).

KONL O'Neill Municipal Airport–John L Baker Field
34 NM W
LIFR
KYKN Chan Gurney Municipal Airport
36 NM NE
MVFR
KOFK Karl Stefan Memorial Airport
36 NM SE
VFR
KLCG Wayne Municipal Airport / Stan Morris Field
44 NM E
VFR
KOLU Columbus Municipal Airport
66 NM SE
VFR
KSUX Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field
68 NM E
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-8600 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-8600 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-8600. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-8600 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-8600. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-8600?
US-8600 sits at 1,662 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8600?
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.