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US-8655 Weather Florence Hospital Heliport

Florence, ArizonaHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KCGZ · 16 NM SW · 9 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KCGZ
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
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 calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 16C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday sunny, high near 84F, low near 57F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Sunny 84/57 ENE 4 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 85/58 S 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 86/62 S 4 kt – 2%
Thursday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 86/65 S 4 kt – 75%
Friday Showers And Thunderstorms 77/63 SSE 4 kt – 76% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 77/63 SSE 4 kt – 68%
Sunday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72 SSE 9 kt 17 kt 68%

Source: National Weather Service (office PSR). Forecast issued 0705Z.

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-8655. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0041Z 5:41 PM
Sunrise
1338Z 6:38 AM
Loggable night
0106Z (6:06 PM local) → 1313Z (6:13 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0041Z (5:41 PM local) → 1338Z (6:38 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0141Z (6:41 PM local) → 1238Z (5:38 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

Florence Hospital Heliport is in Florence, Arizona. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-8655
RegionArizona
CountryUnited States
Coordinates33.0731, -111.4859
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-8655 traffic patterns

2026-08-05 to 2026-10-23, 6 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1.2
Activity trend over 5 days: rising, from 1 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (5 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 67%Piston single 33%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo
›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›R22 (Helicopter) · ~0 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly rotorcraft.

›AS50 (Helicopter)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

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-8655 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCGZ (16 NM SW, VFR).

KCGZ Casa Grande Municipal Airport
16 NM SW
VFR
KIWA Mesa Gateway Airport
16 NM NW
VFR
KFFZ Falcon Field
26 NM NW
VFR
KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
34 NM NW
VFR
KMZJ Pinal Airpark
35 NM S
VFR
KSDL Scottsdale Airport
39 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-8655 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-8655 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-8655. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-8655 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-8655. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8655?
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.