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US-8621

Pawnee City Memorial Hospital Heliport

Pawnee City, KansasElevation 1,211 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KBIE · 30 NM NW · 14 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Extreme Heat WarningSevere · Expected · Likely
27 0206Z to 28 0300Z
Butler; Saunders; Seward; Lancaster; Cass; Otoe; Saline; Jefferson; Gage; Johnson; Nemaha; Pawnee; Richardson
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115 expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures will remain hot on Tuesday, but maximum heat indices will slip 10-20 degrees.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KBIE
WIND
160@7
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
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 170° at 8 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 30C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 78F, 4% chance of precipitation. Key risks: extreme heat in the forecast; thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Extreme heat in the forecastWeather.gov
Monday: high near 100F. Expect high density altitude and degraded performance.
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Tuesday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy 78 S 11 kt 18 kt 4%
Monday Sunny 100/74 S 10 kt 17 kt 20% Extreme heat in the forecast
Tuesday Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 91/71 ENE 6 kt – 18% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Wednesday Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny 91/70 SE 7 kt – 17%
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 88/70 SSE 10 kt 16 kt 63%
Friday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 87/66 N 10 kt 17 kt 63%
Saturday Mostly Sunny 85/65 NNE 7 kt – 10%
Sunday Sunny 86 SSE 6 kt – 4%

Source: National Weather Service (office OAX). Forecast issued 0348Z.

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-8621. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,211 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0144Z 8:44 PM
Sunrise
1117Z 6:17 AM
Loggable night
0215Z (9:15 PM local) → 1047Z (5:47 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0144Z (8:44 PM local) → 1117Z (6:17 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0244Z (9:44 PM local) → 1017Z (5:17 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

Pawnee City Memorial Hospital Heliport is in Pawnee City, Kansas. Field elevation 1,211 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-8621
RegionKansas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40.1083, -96.1493
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-8621 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KBIE (30 NM NW, VFR).

KBIE Beatrice Municipal Airport
30 NM NW
VFR
KLNK Lincoln Airport
52 NM NW
VFR
KSTJ Rosecrans Memorial Airport
61 NM E
VFR
KOFF Offutt Air Force Base
62 NM N
VFR
KMHK Manhattan Regional Airport
63 NM SW
VFR
KICL Schenck Field
63 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-8621 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-8621 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-8621. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-8621 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-8621. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-8621?
US-8621 sits at 1,211 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8621?
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.