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Porter Airport (5MS3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:10 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K0R0), 5MS3 is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Porter Airport in Columbia, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K0R0): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Porter Airport (5MS3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Columbia, MS at a field elevation of 158 ft. 5MS3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K0R0, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHBG.

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VFR
Observed 1710Z (12:10 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K0R0, 7.3 nm away.

Wind
VRB 4 kt
gusting 10 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.25"
Temp / Dew
81°F / 27°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind variable at 4 kt, gusting 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K0R0 281710Z AUTO VRB04G10KT 10SM CLR 27/09 A3025 RMK AO2

What changed at K0R0 (nearest station)?

Since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 10 kt.

Current pilot readout for 5MS3

Based on the nearest station (K0R0), 5MS3 is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 158 ft). 5MS3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHBG, about 29 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is variable at 4 kt, gusting 10 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09--
27--

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5MS3 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.

  • Runway 09/27
    2,000 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5MS3
    Wind
    09
    no steady wind
    27
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091817Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

5MS3 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 5MS3

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1623Z (11:23 AM CDT) · 79 NM SW of 5MS3 · 24,000 ft MSL · PC12
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BTR UA /OV KLSU310030/TM 1623/FL240/TP PC12/TB NEG/RM ZHU
BTR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLSU310030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1520Z (10:20 AM CDT) · 81 NM W of 5MS3 · 35,000 ft MSL · B39M
occasional light chop turbulence
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HEZ UA /OV HEZ/TM 1520/FL350/TP B39M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
HEZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HEZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1520Reported at 15:20 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1450Z (9:50 AM CDT) · 60 NM E of 5MS3 · 27,000 ft MSL · C68A
light to moderate 270 turbulence
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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.
PIREP1250Z (7:50 AM CDT) · 81 NM E of 5MS3 · 27,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light chop turbulence
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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 5MS3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K0R0 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/8 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

09
79%
27
21%

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Live crosswind meter

5MS3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K0R0, 7.3 nm away.

N0927wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Porter Airport (5MS3)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Daily 0800-1700 local
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
5MS3
City
Columbia
State
Mississippi
Country
United States
Elevation
158 ft
Coordinates
31.1750, -89.8031
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K0R0
TAF
Nearest KHBG
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 51m

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Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

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Pilot PIREPs for Porter Airport (5MS3)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Porter Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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