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VI02 Weather St. Thomas Waterfront Heliport

Charlotte Amalie, Saint ThomasElevation 4 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: TIST · 2 NM W · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · TIST
WIND
130@10
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Rip Current StatementModerate · Expected · Likely
27 1000Z to 28 1000Z
St.Thomas...St. John.. and Adjacent Islands
* WHAT...High Rip Current Risk, life-threatening rip currents. * WHERE...North-facing beaches of St. Thomas, and St. John. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water, where it becomes difficult to return to safety.
There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly.

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 visibility 10 SM. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tuesday scattered rain showers, high near 89F, low near 81F, 40% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Saturday: Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tuesday Scattered Rain Showers 89/81 SE 14 kt – 40%
Wednesday Scattered Rain Showers 89/81 E 13 kt – 30%
Thursday Isolated Rain Showers 89/81 ESE 12 kt – 40%
Friday Scattered Rain Showers 89/81 ESE 12 kt – 40%
Saturday Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 89/80 E 13 kt – 60% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 89/80 E 12 kt – 60%
Monday Scattered Rain Showers 88 ESE 13 kt – 30%

Source: National Weather Service (office SJU). Forecast issued 0555Z.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for VI02. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
4 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2150Z 5:50 PM
Sunrise
1017Z 6:17 AM
Loggable night
2212Z (6:12 PM local) → 0955Z (5:55 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2150Z (5:50 PM local) → 1017Z (6:17 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2250Z (6:50 PM local) → 0917Z (5:17 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

St. Thomas Waterfront Heliport is in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas. Field elevation 4 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAVI02
RegionSaint Thomas
CountryU.S. Virgin Islands
Coordinates18.3385, -64.9399
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

VI02 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: TIST (2 NM W, VFR).

TIST Cyril E. King Airport
2 NM W
VFR
TUPJ Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport
24 NM E
VFR
TISX Henry E. Rohlsen Airport
39 NM S
VFR
TJSJ Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
61 NM W
VFR
TJIG Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport
66 NM W
VFR
TJPS Mercedita International Airport
95 NM W
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗VI02 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does VI02 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for VI02. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does VI02 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for VI02. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at VI02?
VI02 sits at 4 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for VI02?
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.