Whitaker Airport (MS43) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTVR), MS43 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Whitaker Airport in Redwood, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTVR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Whitaker Airport (MS43) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Redwood, MS at a field elevation of 98 ft. MS43 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTVR, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHKS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTVR, 15.7 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KTVR 281553Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 24/12 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP246 T02440117
What changed at KTVR (nearest station)?
Since the 1453Z (9:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature up 3°C.
Current pilot readout for MS43
Based on the nearest station (KTVR), MS43 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 98 ft). MS43 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHKS, about 33 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 2,500 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 34 | 2,500 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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MS43 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 16/342,500 × 120 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at MS43Wind
- 16
- 4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 3 kt tailwind · 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 7→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
MS43 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at MS43
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTVR reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 34
- 69%
- 16
- 31%
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Live crosswind meter
MS43 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTVR, 16 nm away.
Wind is 33° off runway 16, 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MS43
- City
- Redwood
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 98 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.5494, -90.8263
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTVR
- TAF
- Nearest KHKS
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 7h 1m
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Pilot PIREPs for Whitaker Airport (MS43)
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