Ball Airport (5MS8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KM40), 5MS8 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ball Airport in Okolona, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KM40): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ball Airport (5MS8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Okolona, MS at a field elevation of 298 ft. 5MS8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KM40, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCBM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KM40, 11.7 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,500 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KM40 281055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW035 09/08 A3027 RMK AO2
What changed at KM40 (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 5MS8
Based on the nearest station (KM40), 5MS8 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -800 ft (field elevation 298 ft). 5MS8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCBM, about 20 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 calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2,500 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 35 | 2,500 ft | TURF | - | - |
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5MS8 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 17/352,500 × 70 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5MS8Wind
- 17
- no steady wind
- 35
- no steady wind
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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 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
5MS8 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 5MS8
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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 5MS8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KM40 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 65%
- 17
- 35%
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Live crosswind meter
5MS8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KM40, 12 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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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
- 5MS8
- City
- Okolona
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 298 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.8726, -88.7240
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KM40
- TAF
- Nearest KCBM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ball Airport (5MS8)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Ball Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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