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Ocean Springs Airport (K5R2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:55 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBIX), K5R2 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Ocean Springs Airport in Ocean Springs, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBIX): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ocean Springs Airport (K5R2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ocean Springs, MS at a field elevation of 20 ft. K5R2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBIX, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBIX.

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VFR
Observed 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBIX, 8.9 nm away.

Wind
180° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
78°F / 25°C
dew 56°F / 14°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (78°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBIX 271855Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 25/14 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP209 T02540136

Current pilot readout for K5R2

Based on the nearest station (KBIX), K5R2 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 20 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV5 kt head0 kt
365 kt tail0 kt

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K5R2 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 18/36
    3,500 × 50 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K5R2
    Wind
    18
    5 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    36
    5 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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.

K5R2 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 K5R2

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

PIREP1602Z (11:02 AM CDT) · 97 NM NE of K5R2 · 30,000 ft MSL · B738
light to moderate chop turbulence
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GZH UA /OV MVC/TM 1602/FL300/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZTLFD 11
GZH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MVCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1602Reported at 16:02 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.
RM ZTLFD 11Remarks.
PIREP1450Z (9:50 AM CDT) · 70 NM N of K5R2 · 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.
PIREP1416Z (9:16 AM CDT) · 97 NM NE of K5R2 · 29,000 ft MSL · B737
light to moderate chop turbulence
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GZH UA /OV MVC/TM 1416/FL290/TP B737/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZTLFD 11
GZH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MVCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1416Reported at 14:16 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.
RM ZTLFD 11Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at K5R2

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 4,800 ft
Lowest vis: 10 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.

36
71%
18
29%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1800Z (1:00 PM CDT)

TAF KBIX 281800Z 2818/2924 18007KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3010INS WND VRB03KT AFT 2823 TX26/2818Z TN15/2910Z

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Live crosswind meter

K5R2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBIX, 8.9 nm away.

N18365 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 1° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Ocean Springs Airport (K5R2) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 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
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
5R2
City
Ocean Springs
State
Mississippi
Country
United States
Elevation
20 ft
Coordinates
30.3894, -88.7534
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBIX
TAF
Nearest KBIX
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 41m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ocean Springs Airport (K5R2)

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 Ocean Springs Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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