Columbus Air Force Base Auxiliary Field (Gunshy) (1MS8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:57 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KNJW), 1MS8 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Columbus Air Force Base Auxiliary Field (Gunshy) in Shuqualak, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KNJW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Columbus Air Force Base Auxiliary Field (Gunshy) (1MS8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Shuqualak, MS at a field elevation of 254 ft. 1MS8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KNJW, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 6,302 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNMM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KNJW, 15.4 nm away.
Wind from the east (090°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KNJW 281857Z AUTO 09008KT 060V140 10SM CLR 25/08 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02500083
What changed at KNJW (nearest station)?
Since the 1757Z (12:57 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 120° to 090°.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.26 → 30.23 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 1MS8
Based on the nearest station (KNJW), 1MS8 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 254 ft). 1MS8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNMM, about 23 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 6,302 ft | ASPH-CONC | 6 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 31 | 6,302 ft | ASPH-CONC | 6 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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1MS8 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 13/316,302 × 150 ft · ASPH-CONCCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1MS8Wind
- 13
- 6 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 31
- 6 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
1MS8 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 1MS8
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MEI UA /OV MEI170050/TM 1450/FL270/TP C68A/TB LGT-MOD 270/RM SMALL POCKET. ZME 46
MEI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MEI170050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1450Reported at 14:50 UTC.FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.TP C68AAircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD 270Turbulence: light to moderate 270.RM SMALL POCKET. ZME 46Remarks.Show raw report
BHM UA /OV BHM315030/TM 1358/FL230/TP E145/TA M10/IC LGT RIME/RM ZME 31
BHM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BHM315030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP E145Aircraft type reporting.TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZME 31Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1MS8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KNJW reported mostly VFR across 18 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 64%
- 31
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
1MS8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KNJW, 15 nm away.
Wind is 43° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1MS8
- City
- Shuqualak
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 254 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.9401, -88.5792
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,302 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KNJW
- TAF
- Nearest KNMM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 27m
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Pilot PIREPs for Columbus Air Force Base Auxiliary Field (Gunshy) (1MS8)
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