Smith Farms Airport (23MS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPQL), 23MS is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Smith Farms Airport in Moss Point, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPQL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Smith Farms Airport (23MS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Moss Point, MS at a field elevation of 48 ft. 23MS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPQL, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,575 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMOB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPQL, 12.9 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPQL 281453Z 05006KT 10SM CLR 20/13 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP234 T02000133 50008
What changed at KPQL (nearest station)?
Since the 1353Z (8:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature up 3°C.
Current pilot readout for 23MS
Based on the nearest station (KPQL), 23MS is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 48 ft). 23MS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMOB, about 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,575 ft | Turf | 5 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 27 | 2,575 ft | Turf | 5 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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23MS 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 09/272,575 × 70 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 23MSWind
- 09
- 5 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 27
- 5 kt tailwind · 4 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 22 h: wind 5→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
23MS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 23MS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GZH UA /OV MVC/TM 1602/FL300/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZTLFD 11
GZH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MVCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1602Reported at 16:02 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.RM ZTLFD 11Remarks.Show raw report
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
GZH UA /OV MVC/TM 1416/FL290/TP B737/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZTLFD 11
GZH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MVCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1416Reported at 14:16 UTC.FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.RM ZTLFD 11Remarks.Show raw report
MOB UA /OV KSJI/TM 1250/FL270/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
MOB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KSJILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1250Reported at 12:50 UTC.FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 23MS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPQL reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 36 observations, with 16 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 90%
- 27
- 10%
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Live crosswind meter
23MS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPQL, 13 nm away.
Wind is 39° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Mon-Sun 1500-2000 local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 23MS
- City
- Moss Point
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 48 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.6774, -88.5512
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,575 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPQL
- TAF
- Nearest KMOB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 55m
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Pilot PIREPs for Smith Farms Airport (23MS)
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