Thornton Field (79MS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPIB), 79MS is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Thornton Field in Seminary, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPIB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Thornton Field (79MS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Seminary, MS at a field elevation of 384 ft. 79MS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPIB, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPIB, 11.2 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPIB 280856Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP229 T01170100 58005 PWINO $
What changed at KPIB (nearest station)?
Since the 0756Z (2:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0756Z (2:56 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 79MS
Based on the nearest station (KPIB), 79MS is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 384 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2,000 ft | Turf | - | - |
| 19 | 2,000 ft | Turf | - | - |
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79MS 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 01/192,000 × 70 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 79MSWind
- 01
- no steady wind
- 19
- 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 22 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
79MS 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 79MS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPIB reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 85%
- 19
- 15%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (12:20 AM CDT)
TAF KPIB 280520Z 2806/2906 08005KT P6SM SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
79MS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPIB, 11 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 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
- 79MS
- City
- Seminary
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 384 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.5955, -89.4971
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPIB
- TAF
- Nearest KPIB
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 17m
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Pilot PIREPs for Thornton Field (79MS)
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