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US-8697 Weather The Plaza Irvine 8000 Scholarship Helipad

Irvine, CaliforniaHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KSNA · 1 NM NW · 58 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 · KSNA
WIND
240@5
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Coastal Flood WarningSevere · Expected · Likely
25 1611Z to 29 2000Z
San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal
* WHAT...Significant coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...San Diego County coastal areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Until 1 PM PDT Thursday during high tides. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur in the morning hours. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...C…
Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Stay off of jetties and sea walls. Avoid beaches during high tides. During high and rising tides, waves may run farther up the beach than expected. Stay far back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean.

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

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 23C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly clear, low near 60F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Clear 60 NW 4 kt – 0%
Monday Sunny 79/58 W 9 kt – 0%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 75/59 S 9 kt – 0%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 73/59 SE 4 kt – 2%
Thursday Mostly Cloudy 73/60 S 9 kt – 21%
Friday Slight Chance Rain Showers 72/58 SW 9 kt – 23%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers 70/57 SW 9 kt – 58%
Sunday Rain Showers Likely 69 SW 9 kt – 58%

Source: National Weather Service (office SGX). Forecast issued 0151Z.

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-8697. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0106Z 6:06 PM
Sunrise
1405Z 7:05 AM
Loggable night
0131Z (6:31 PM local) → 1339Z (6:39 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0106Z (6:06 PM local) → 1405Z (7:05 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0206Z (7:06 PM local) → 1305Z (6:05 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

The Plaza Irvine 8000 Scholarship Helipad is in Irvine, California. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-8697
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates33.6657, -117.8529
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-8697 traffic patterns

2026-06-20 to 2026-10-19, 16 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.5
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Activity trend over 4 days: flat, from 1 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C172 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo
›P28A (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›EV97 (Unknown) · ~0 landings/mo
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-8697 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KSNA (1 NM NW, VFR).

KSNA John Wayne Orange County International Airport
1 NM NW
VFR
KSLI Los Alamitos Army Air Field
12 NM NW
VFR
KFUL Fullerton Municipal Airport
14 NM NW
VFR
KLGB Long Beach International Airport
17 NM NW
VFR
KCNO Chino Airport
21 NM NE
VFR
KTOA Zamperini Field
26 NM W
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-8697 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-8697 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-8697. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-8697 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-8697. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8697?
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.