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US-8964 Weather Blanco County Air Rescue Base Heliport

Round Mountain, TexasElevation 1,274 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KAUS · 38 NM E · 29 min old
Ceiling 6,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KAUS
WIND
140@6
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
6,000 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 visibility 7 SM. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly cloudy, high near 78F, low near 62F, 3% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Mostly Cloudy 78/62 SE 4 kt – 3%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 77/62 SE 4 kt – 11%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 80/64 SSE 4 kt – 12%
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 75/61 SE 4 kt – 52% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71/61 ESE 9 kt 22 kt 61%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers 78/63 S 4 kt – 17%
Sunday Mostly Sunny 81/65 S 4 kt – 5%

Source: National Weather Service (office EWX). Forecast issued 2122Z.

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-8964. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 40 ft

H1
Dimensions
40 x 40 ft
Surface
Concrete (good)
Edge lights
PERI
RWY H1

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,274 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2351Z 6:51 PM
Sunrise
1243Z 7:43 AM
Loggable night
0015Z (7:15 PM local) → 1219Z (7:19 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2351Z (6:51 PM local) → 1243Z (7:43 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0051Z (7:51 PM local) → 1143Z (6:43 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

Blanco County Air Rescue Base Heliport is in Round Mountain, Texas. Field elevation 1,274 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipPrivately owned
UsePrivate use
TypeHeliport
ManagerBEN OAKLEY
Manager phone830-868-8216
AttendedUNATNDD
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-8964
SectionalSAN ANTONIO
Center (ARTCC)HOUSTON
Flight service (AFSS)SAN ANGELO
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates30.3971, -98.3579
Distance from city3 NM SW
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-8964 traffic patterns

2026-07-21 to 2026-09-27, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-25

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

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 50%Piston single 50%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›A169 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›C82R (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

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

›A169 (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-8964 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KAUS (38 NM E, VFR).

KAUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport
38 NM E
VFR
KBAZ New Braunfels National Airport
45 NM S
VFR
KERV Kerrville / Kerr County Airport at Louis Schreiner Field
45 NM SW
VFR
KGRK Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield
49 NM NE
VFR
KSAT San Antonio International Airport
52 NM S
VFR
KRND Randolph Air Force Base
52 NM S
VFR
AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›(CONTACT PHONE NR) JULIE@HICKOKGPSIFR.COM
›BOAKLEY@CO.BLANCO.TX.US
›COJUDGE@CO.BLANCO.TX.US
›PRIM INGRESS 237 DEGS; PRIM EGRESS 057 DEGS.
›ATTN: COUNTY JUDGE
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-8964 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-8964 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-8964. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-8964 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-8964. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-8964?
US-8964 sits at 1,274 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8964?
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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