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Dale Landing Strip (MS45) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KVKS), MS45 has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Dale Landing Strip in Vicksburg, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KVKS): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Dale Landing Strip (MS45) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Vicksburg, MS at a field elevation of 85 ft. MS45 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KVKS, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NE, SW), the longest 3,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHEZ.

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No data
Observed 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KVKS, 11.1 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.17"
Temp / Dew
61°F / 16°C
dew 54°F / 12°C

Wind calm, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg.

Raw METAR
METAR KVKS 280935Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 16/12 A3017 RMK A01

What changed at KVKS (nearest station)?

Since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for MS45

Based on the nearest station (KVKS), MS45 has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -100 ft (field elevation 85 ft). MS45 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHEZ, about 34 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
NE--
SW--

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061210Z22Z09Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling 4,200 ft → unlimited.

MS45 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 MS45

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0657Z (1:57 AM CDT) · 85 NM NE of MS45 · 25,000 ft MSL · B190
light rime icing
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GWO UA /OV SQS135020/TM 0657/FL250/TP B190/TA M20/IC LGT RIME/RM ZME43
GWO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SQS135020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0657Reported at 06:57 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
TA M20Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZME43Remarks.
PIREP0526Z (12:26 AM CDT) · 92 NM SW of MS45 · 22,000 ft MSL · PC12
moderate rime 220 icing
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AEX UA /OV AEX140025/TM 0526/FL220/TP PC12/TA M15/IC MOD RIME 220/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AEX140025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0526Reported at 05:26 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIME 220Icing: moderate rime 220.
RM ZHURemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at MS45

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KVKS reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,800 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 3,800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: 13 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,900 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

NE/SW
100%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Dale Landing Strip (MS45)
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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

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
MS45
City
Vicksburg
State
Mississippi
Country
United States
Elevation
85 ft
Coordinates
32.1563, -91.1246
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KVKS
TAF
Nearest KHEZ
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
13h 23m

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Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Dale Landing Strip (MS45)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Dale Landing Strip, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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