George Ford Airport (MS48) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMJD), MS48 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near George Ford Airport in Picayune, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMJD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
George Ford Airport (MS48) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Picayune, MS at a field elevation of 62 ft. MS48 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMJD, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,735 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KASD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMJD, 8.4 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 3 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR KMJD 281155Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR CLR 11/11 A3019 RMK AO2
What changed at KMJD (nearest station)?
Since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for MS48
Based on the nearest station (KMJD), MS48 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -750 ft (field elevation 62 ft). MS48 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KASD, about 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2,735 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 36 | 2,735 ft | TURF | - | - |
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MS48 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 18/362,735 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at MS48Wind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
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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 24 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
MS48 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 MS48
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMJD reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: LIFR → MVFR
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 79%
- 18
- 21%
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Live crosswind meter
MS48 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMJD, 8.4 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MS48
- City
- Picayune
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 62 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.6219, -89.6965
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,735 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMJD
- TAF
- Nearest KASD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 9m
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Nearby airports
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- South Mississippi RC Club - US 11 , Poplarville, MS · 10 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for George Ford Airport (MS48)
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