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US-8604 Weather Cozad Community Hospital Heliport

Cozad, NebraskaElevation 2,480 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KLXN · 10 NM SE · 17 min old
Ceiling 500 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KLXN
WIND
080@8
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
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 70° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 9.2C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight rain showers, low near 45F, 98% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Tonight: Rain Showers. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Rain Showers 45 ENE 13 kt – 98% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday Rain Showers 59/30 SE 13 kt 22 kt 96%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 59/41 SSE 4 kt – 8%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 67/39 SSE 4 kt – 4%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 66/44 ENE 4 kt – 9%
Friday Chance Rain Showers 68/47 SE 9 kt – 54%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 63/41 SSW 9 kt – 54%
Sunday Partly Sunny 62 SW 4 kt – 6%

Source: National Weather Service (office GID). Forecast issued 0351Z.

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-8604. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
2,480 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2345Z 6:45 PM
Sunrise
1303Z 8:03 AM
Loggable night
0013Z (7:13 PM local) → 1235Z (7:35 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2345Z (6:45 PM local) → 1303Z (8:03 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0045Z (7:45 PM local) → 1203Z (7:03 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

Cozad Community Hospital Heliport is in Cozad, Nebraska. Field elevation 2,480 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-8604
RegionNebraska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40.8640, -99.9829
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-8604 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KLXN (10 NM SE, IFR).

KLXN Jim Kelly Field
10 NM SE
IFR
KLBF North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field
35 NM NW
LIFR
KBBW Broken Bow Municipal Airport
38 NM NE
IFR
KHDE Brewster Field
38 NM SE
LIFR
KEAR Kearney Regional Airport
45 NM E
IFR
KMCK McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport
48 NM SW
IFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-8604 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-8604 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-8604. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-8604 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-8604. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-8604?
US-8604 sits at 2,480 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8604?
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.
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