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US-8698 Weather The Plaza Irvine 5000 Scholarship Helipad

Irvine, CaliforniaHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KSNA · 1 NM NW · 54 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
190@3
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 1200Z 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...From 5 AM this morning to 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. * AD…
Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.

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 from 190° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 17.2C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests sunday sunny, high near 79F, low near 59F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Sunday Sunny 79/59 SW 9 kt – 0%
Monday Sunny 78/57 NW 9 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 76/58 S 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny 74/59 S 4 kt – 2%
Thursday Mostly Cloudy 74/60 S 9 kt – 36%
Friday Chance Rain Showers 71/58 SW 9 kt – 45%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 70 SW 9 kt – 37%

Source: National Weather Service (office SGX). Forecast issued 0944Z.

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-8698. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0107Z 6:07 PM
Sunrise
1404Z 7:04 AM
Loggable night
0132Z (6:32 PM local) → 1338Z (6:38 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0107Z (6:07 PM local) → 1404Z (7:04 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0207Z (7:07 PM local) → 1304Z (6:04 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 5000 Scholarship Helipad is in Irvine, California. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-8698
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates33.6665, -117.8530
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-8698 traffic patterns

2026-07-17 to 2026-10-19, 5 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›P28A (Piston single) · ~1 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-8698 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-8698 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-8698 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-8698. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-8698 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-8698. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8698?
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.