Joe Williams Naval Outlying Field (KNJW) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 6:57 AM CDT, Oct 28, KNJW is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Joe Williams Naval Outlying Field in Preston, MS, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Joe Williams Naval Outlying Field (KNJW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Preston, MS at a field elevation of 538 ft. KNJW reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 8,000 ft.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KNJW 281157Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP165 T00940083 10128 20089 53008
What changed at KNJW?
Since the 1057Z (5:57 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 30.25 → 30.27 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KNJW
KNJW is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -450 ft (field elevation 538 ft). KNJW does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNMM, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 8,000 ft | CON | - | - |
| 32 | 8,000 ft | CON | - | - |
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KNJW 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 14/328,000 × 150 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KNJWWind
- 14
- no steady wind
- 32
- no steady wind
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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 22 h: wind 4→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KNJW 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 KNJW
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KNJW reported mostly VFR across 16 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
- 64%
- 32
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KNJW's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Concrete · 8,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
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
- Jet A++
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1600 local
- Control tower
- Yes
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KNJW
- FAA LID
- NJW
- City
- Preston
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 538 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.7985, -88.8343
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 8,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KNMM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 12m
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Pilot PIREPs for Joe Williams Naval Outlying Field (KNJW)
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