Gray Field (49MS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:57 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KNJW), 49MS is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Gray Field in Philadelphia, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KNJW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gray Field (49MS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Philadelphia, MS at a field elevation of 532 ft. 49MS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KNJW, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNMM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KNJW, 5.2 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KNJW 272157Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02390089
What changed at KNJW (nearest station)?
Since the 1057Z (5:57 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 30.25 → 30.27 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 49MS
Based on the nearest station (KNJW), 49MS is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 532 ft). 49MS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNMM, about 25 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 | 2,900 ft | Turf | 4 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 27 | 2,900 ft | Turf | 4 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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49MS 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 09/272,900 × 50 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 49MSWind
- 09
- 4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 4 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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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→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
49MS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 49MS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KNJW reported mostly VFR across 17 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.
- 09
- 76%
- 27
- 24%
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Live crosswind meter
49MS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KNJW, 5.2 nm away.
Wind is 30° 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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 49MS
- City
- Philadelphia
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 532 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.8045, -88.9380
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KNJW
- TAF
- Nearest KNMM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 48m
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