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US-9097 Weather Tesla Giga Plant Heliport

Austin, TexasElevation 413 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KAUS · 3 NM SW · 38 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 wind from 180° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 26C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly sunny, high near 84F, low near 62F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Mostly Sunny 84/62 SE 4 kt – 1%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 83/63 ESE 4 kt – 12%
Wednesday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 85/64 ESE 4 kt – 28% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 82/63 SE 4 kt – 25%
Friday Chance Rain Showers 78/62 ESE 9 kt 17 kt 48%
Saturday Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 84/65 SE 4 kt – 15%
Sunday Mostly Sunny 86/68 SSE 4 kt – 5%

Source: National Weather Service (office EWX). Forecast issued 2131Z.

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-9097. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
413 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2348Z 6:48 PM
Sunrise
1240Z 7:40 AM
Loggable night
0013Z (7:13 PM local) → 1216Z (7:16 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2348Z (6:48 PM local) → 1240Z (7:40 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0048Z (7:48 PM local) → 1140Z (6:40 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

Tesla Giga Plant Heliport is in Austin, Texas. Field elevation 413 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-9097
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates30.2217, -97.6142
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-9097 traffic patterns

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

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›R44 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›A169 (Helicopter) · ~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-9097 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KAUS (3 NM SW, VFR).

KAUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport
3 NM SW
VFR
KBAZ New Braunfels National Airport
38 NM SW
VFR
KGRK Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield
52 NM N
VFR
KILE Skylark Field
52 NM N
UNKNOWN
KRND Randolph Air Force Base
54 NM SW
VFR
KHLR Hood Army Air Field
55 NM N
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-9097 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-9097 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-9097. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-9097 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-9097. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-9097?
US-9097 sits at 413 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-9097?
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.