Carthage-Leake County Airport (K08M) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMPE), K08M is currently MVFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Carthage-Leake County Airport in Carthage, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMPE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Carthage-Leake County Airport (K08M) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Carthage, MS at a field elevation of 457 ft. K08M has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMPE, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMPE, 20.5 nm away.
Wind variable at 5 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 4 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR KMPE 281555Z AUTO VRB05G14KT 4SM HZ CLR 23/10 A3026 RMK AO2
What changed at KMPE (nearest station)?
Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K08M
Based on the nearest station (KMPE), K08M is currently MVFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 457 ft). K08M does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJAN, about 39 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 5 kt, gusting 14 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 3,000 ft | ASPH-G | - | - |
| 35 | 3,000 ft | ASPH-G | - | - |
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K08M 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 17/353,000 × 75 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K08MWind
- 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 5→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K08M 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 K08M
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K08M
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMPE reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 64 observations, with 22 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 0 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: LIFR → MVFR
Most recent change: LIFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 63%
- 17
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
K08M has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMPE, 21 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 08M
- City
- Carthage
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 457 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.7612, -89.5301
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMPE
- TAF
- Nearest KJAN
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 56m
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Pilot PIREPs for Carthage-Leake County Airport (K08M)
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 Carthage-Leake County Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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