Columbus Lowndes County Airport (KUBS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGTR), KUBS is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Columbus Lowndes County Airport in Columbus, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGTR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Columbus Lowndes County Airport (KUBS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Columbus, MS at a field elevation of 188 ft. KUBS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGTR, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,503 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGTR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGTR, 10.6 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGTR 281856Z 05004KT 10SM CLR 26/08 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP231 T02610078 $
What changed at KGTR (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (12:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.24 → 30.21 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KUBS
Based on the nearest station (KGTR), KUBS is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 188 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 4,503 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 18 | 4,503 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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KUBS 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 18/364,503 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KUBSWind
- 18
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 3 kt headwind · 3 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 5→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KUBS 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KUBS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BHM UA /OV BHM315030/TM 1358/FL230/TP E145/TA M10/IC LGT RIME/RM ZME 31
BHM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BHM315030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP E145Aircraft type reporting.TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZME 31Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KUBS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGTR 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.
- 36
- 59%
- 18
- 41%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KGTR 281720Z 2818/2918 15006KT P6SM FEW250
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Live crosswind meter
KUBS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGTR, 11 nm away.
Wind is 51° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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 · Jet A+
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0700-1900 local; Sat-Sun ON CALL local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air ambulance · Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KUBS
- IATA
- UBS
- FAA LID
- UBS
- City
- Columbus
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 188 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.4654, -88.3803
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,503 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGTR
- TAF
- Nearest KGTR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 25m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Columbus Lowndes County Airport (KUBS)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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