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US-8671 Weather Dundy County Hospital Heliport

Benkelman, NebraskaElevation 3,054 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KIML · 27 NM N · 16 min old
Ceiling 300 ft, visibility 2 1/2 SM, mist.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KIML
WIND
130@4
steady
VISIBILITY
2 1/2 SM
4 km
CEILING
300 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 120° at 5 kt, visibility 8 SM, temperature 8C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight rain showers, low near 40F, 95% 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 40 E 9 kt – 95% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday Areas Of Fog then Partly Sunny 62/34 W 13 kt – 53%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 66/38 SE 9 kt – 4%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 68/37 N 4 kt – 3%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 67/40 NE 4 kt – 6%
Friday Slight Chance Rain Showers 70/44 SE 9 kt – 32%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 66/40 W 9 kt – 31%
Sunday Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers 64 S 9 kt – 49%

Source: National Weather Service (office GLD). Forecast issued 0156Z.

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-8671. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
3,054 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2352Z 5:52 PM
Sunrise
1308Z 7:08 AM
Loggable night
0020Z (6:20 PM local) → 1240Z (6:40 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2352Z (5:52 PM local) → 1308Z (7:08 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0052Z (6:52 PM local) → 1208Z (6:08 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

Dundy County Hospital Heliport is in Benkelman, Nebraska. Field elevation 3,054 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-8671
RegionNebraska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40.0558, -101.5373
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-8671 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KIML (27 NM N, LIFR).

KIML Imperial Municipal Airport
27 NM N
LIFR
KGLD Goodland Municipal Airport
42 NM S
LIFR
KCBK Shalz Field
44 NM SE
LIFR
KMCK McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport
44 NM E
IFR
KOGA Ogallala Municipal Airport Searle Field
65 NM N
IFR
KLBF North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field
75 NM NE
IFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-8671 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-8671 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-8671. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-8671 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-8671. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-8671?
US-8671 sits at 3,054 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8671?
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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