Wade Field (MS76) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSTF), MS76 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Wade Field in Calhoun City, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSTF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wade Field (MS76) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Calhoun City, MS at a field elevation of 300 ft. MS76 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSTF, about 29 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTUP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSTF, 28.5 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSTF 281155Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR 11/11 A3023 RMK AO2
What changed at KSTF (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 MS76
Based on the nearest station (KSTF), MS76 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately -500 ft (field elevation 300 ft). MS76 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTUP, about 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 18 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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MS76 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 18/362,000 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at MS76Wind
- 18
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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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 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
MS76 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of MS76
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at MS76
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSTF reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 10 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,700 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 60%
- 18
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
MS76 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSTF, 29 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 36, 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MS76
- City
- Calhoun City
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 300 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.7754, -89.2448
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSTF
- TAF
- Nearest KTUP
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 4m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Wade Field (MS76)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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