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US-8612 Weather Throckmorton County Memorial Hospital Heliport

Throckmorton, TexasElevation 1,352 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KBKD · 32 NM SE · 11 min old
Ceiling 11,000 ft, visibility 7 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KBKD
WIND
170@9
steady
VISIBILITY
7 SM
11.3 km
CEILING
11,000 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 direction unknown at 6 kt, temperature 21.1C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly cloudy, high near 80F, low near 59F, 35% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Tuesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Mostly Cloudy 80/59 SSE 9 kt – 35%
Tuesday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 80/61 SSE 9 kt 17 kt 41% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Wednesday Sunny 84/62 S 9 kt 17 kt 2%
Thursday Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 81/59 S 9 kt – 72%
Friday Rain Showers 72/58 SSE 9 kt 22 kt 84%
Saturday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 78/60 S 9 kt – 42%
Sunday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 81/60 SSW 9 kt – 17%

Source: National Weather Service (office SJT). Forecast issued 1706Z.

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-8612. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,352 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2351Z 6:51 PM
Sunrise
1250Z 7:50 AM
Loggable night
0016Z (7:16 PM local) → 1225Z (7:25 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2351Z (6:51 PM local) → 1250Z (7:50 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0051Z (7:51 PM local) → 1150Z (6:50 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

Throckmorton County Memorial Hospital Heliport is in Throckmorton, Texas. Field elevation 1,352 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-8612
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates33.1903, -99.1769
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-8612 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KBKD (32 NM SE, VFR).

KBKD Stephens County Airport
32 NM SE
VFR
KETN Eastland Municipal Airport
50 NM S
VFR
KCWC Kickapoo Downtown Airport
53 NM NE
VFR
KABI Abilene Regional Airport
53 NM SW
VFR
KDYS Dyess Air Force Base
57 NM SW
VFR
KSPS Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base
59 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-8612 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-8612 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-8612. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-8612 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-8612. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-8612?
US-8612 sits at 1,352 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8612?
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.