Southland Flying Service Airport (MS40) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGWO), MS40 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Southland Flying Service Airport in Tchula, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGWO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Southland Flying Service Airport (MS40) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tchula, MS at a field elevation of 115 ft. MS40 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGWO, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,640 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGWO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGWO, 18 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGWO 280553Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM CLR 18/09 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP227 T01780094 10200 20150 402720083 51001
What changed at KGWO (nearest station)?
Since the 0453Z (11:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 0 to 5 kt.
Current pilot readout for MS40
Based on the nearest station (KGWO), MS40 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately 100 ft (field elevation 115 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 2,640 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 0 kt |
| 28 | 2,640 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 0 kt |
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MS40 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 10/282,640 × 150 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at MS40Wind
- 10
- 5 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 28
- 5 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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.
MS40 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 MS40
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGWO reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 10
- 75%
- 28
- 25%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (12:20 AM CDT)
TAF KGWO 280520Z 2806/2906 11005KT P6SM SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
MS40 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGWO, 18 nm away.
Wind is 3° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- May-Oct Mon-Sat 0800-1700 local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MS40
- City
- Tchula
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 115 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.2255, -90.2470
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,640 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGWO
- TAF
- Nearest KGWO
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 16h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Southland Flying Service Airport (MS40)
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