James H Easom Field (KM23) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:58 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMEI), KM23 is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near James H Easom Field in Newton, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMEI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
James H Easom Field (KM23) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Newton, MS at a field elevation of 370 ft. KM23 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMEI, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 3,000 ft. CTAF is 122.8.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMEI, 19.5 nm away.
Wind from the north (010°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMEI 281558Z 01005KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP247 T02060117
What changed at KMEI (nearest station)?
Since the 1458Z (9:58 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature up 4°C.
Current pilot readout for KM23
Based on the nearest station (KMEI), KM23 is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (32). Density altitude is approximately 700 ft (field elevation 370 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32FAV | 3,000 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 14 | 3,000 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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KM23 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 14/323,000 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KM23Wind
- 14
- 3 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 32
- 3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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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 23 h: wind 3→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KM23 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 KM23
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 KM23
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMEI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 52%
- 32
- 48%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)
TAF KMEI 281120Z 2812/2912 12005KT P6SM SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
KM23 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMEI, 20 nm away.
Wind is 55° off runway 32, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32 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
- On Call all day
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- M23
- City
- Newton
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 370 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.3119, -89.1356
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMEI
- TAF
- Nearest KMEI
- CTAF
- 122.8 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 55m
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Pilot PIREPs for James H Easom Field (KM23)
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