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Simpson Field (MS61) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:35 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KMJD), MS61 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Simpson Field in Picayune, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMJD): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Simpson Field (MS61) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Picayune, MS at a field elevation of 175 ft. MS61 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMJD, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (14/32, 17/35), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KASD.

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VFR
Observed 1535Z (10:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMJD, 9.3 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.23"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 54°F / 12°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMJD 271535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/12 A3023 RMK AO2

What changed at KMJD (nearest station)?

Since the 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed down from 5 to 0 kt.

Current pilot readout for MS61

Based on the nearest station (KMJD), MS61 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 175 ft). MS61 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KASD, about 17 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
14--
17--
32--
35--

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MS61 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 14/32
    1,800 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at MS61
    Wind
    14
    no steady wind
    32
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 17/35
    2,500 × 150 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at MS61
    Wind
    17
    no steady wind
    35
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091715Z03Z15Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 8→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

MS61 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 MS61

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

PIREP1501Z (10:01 AM CDT) · 80 NM SW of MS61 · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
Show raw report
HUM UA /OV KTBD225025/TM 1501/FL360/TP B38M/TB NEG/RM ZHU
HUM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTBD225025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1501Reported at 15:01 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1402Z (9:02 AM CDT) · 67 NM NW of MS61 · 36,000 ft MSL · A21N
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HEZ UA /OV HEZ140035/TM 1402/FL360/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ZHU
HEZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HEZ140035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1402Reported at 14:02 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTH ZHURemarks.
PIREP1351Z (8:51 AM CDT) · 47 NM SW of MS61 · 34,000 ft MSL · B737
occasional light chop turbulence
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MSY UA /OV KRQR270015/TM 1351/FL340/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
MSY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KRQR270015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1351Reported at 13:51 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) · 47 NM SW of MS61 · altitude unknown · A321
continuous light chop turbulence
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MSY UA /OV KLEV/TM 1335/FL3320/TP A321/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
MSY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLEVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1335Reported at 13:35 UTC.
FL3320Altitude: 33,200 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1310Z (8:10 AM CDT) · 76 NM NW of MS61 · 36,000 ft MSL · B738
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HEZ UA /OV KHEZ110025/TM 1310/FL360/TP B738/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ZHU
HEZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEZ110025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1310Reported at 13:10 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTH ZHURemarks.
PIREP1306Z (8:06 AM CDT) · 47 NM SW of MS61 · 35,000 ft MSL · A21N
Show raw report
MSY UA /OV KLEV150005/TM 1306/FL350/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM ZHU
MSY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLEV150005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1306Reported at 13:06 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1238Z (7:38 AM CDT) · 96 NM S of MS61 · 30,000 ft MSL · A321
Show raw report
MSY UA /OV LEV163008/TM 1238/FL300/TP A321/TB NEG/RM ZHU
MSY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LEV163008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1238Reported at 12:38 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) · 99 NM NW of MS61 · 36,000 ft MSL · B739
Show raw report
HEZ UA /OV HEZ050045/TM 1235/FL360/TP B739/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ZHU
HEZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HEZ050045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1235Reported at 12:35 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTH ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at MS61

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMJD reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 93%MVFR 4%IFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 4/10 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 91%MVFR 3%IFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

35
63%
14
29%
17
4%
32
4%

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Live crosswind meter

MS61 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMJD, 9.3 nm away.

N1735wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Simpson Field (MS61)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
MS61
City
Picayune
State
Mississippi
Country
United States
Elevation
175 ft
Coordinates
30.6252, -89.7334
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMJD
TAF
Nearest KASD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 38m

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Pilot PIREPs for Simpson Field (MS61)

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 Simpson Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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Pilot PIREPs are community pilot notes for situational awareness only, not official FAA PIREPs or advisories. Verify with official sources. Notes are moderated before they appear; helpful marks and reports help us keep them useful.

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