Box Field (45MS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRNV), 45MS is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Box Field in Sunflower, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRNV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Box Field (45MS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sunflower, MS at a field elevation of 123 ft. 45MS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRNV, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,065 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGLH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRNV, 16 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRNV 281155Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM CLR 11/10 A3020 RMK AO2 T01100105 $
What changed at KRNV (nearest station)?
Since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 45MS
Based on the nearest station (KRNV), 45MS is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately -650 ft (field elevation 123 ft). 45MS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGLH, about 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 2,065 ft | CON | 2 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 18 | 2,065 ft | CON | 1 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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45MS 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 18/362,065 × 20 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at 45MSWind
- 18
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 2 kt headwind · 3 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 24 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
45MS 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 45MS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
GWO UA /OV SQS135020/TM 0657/FL250/TP B190/TA M20/IC LGT RIME/RM ZME43
GWO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SQS135020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0657Reported at 06:57 UTC.FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.TA M20Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZME43Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 45MS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRNV reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 21,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 56%
- 18
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
45MS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRNV, 16 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 45MS
- City
- Sunflower
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 123 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.5472, -90.5671
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,065 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRNV
- TAF
- Nearest KGLH
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for Box Field (45MS)
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