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5MS8 Ball Airport
Okolona, Mississippi, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 5MS8
Lat/Long: 33-52-23.0000N 088-43-26.0000W
33-52.383333N 088-43.433333W
33.8730556,-88.7238889
(estimated)
Elevation: 298 ft. / 91 m (estimated)
From city: 9 miles S of OKOLONA, MS
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 39756

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/2008
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at M40 (12 nm E): 118.475 (662-369-3498)
WX ASOS at CBM (19 nm SE): 354.6

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CBMr314/19.9CALEDONIA VORTAC115.2000E
OTBr166/21.4TUPELO VOR/DME109.8004E
IGBr332/25.5BIGBEE VORTAC116.2004E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2500 x 70 ft. / 762 x 21 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ARNOLD RANSOM BETBEZE
2227 SOUTH HWY 45A
OKOLONA, MS 38860
Phone 662-436-7403
ALSO 662-436-7403
Manager: ARNOLD RANSOM BETBEZE
2227 SOUTH HWY 45A
OKOLONA, MS 38860
Phone 662-369-2291

Additional Remarks

- 50 FT PLINE 1/4 NM S; 333 FT TWR 2 NM N; 320 FT TWR 1.5 NM S AND 335 FT TWR 2.5 NM E OF ARPT.
- OWNER DESIRES CHARTING.
- FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5MS8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

5A4 - Okolona Municipal Airport-Richard Stovall Field (9 nm N)
M40 - Monroe County Airport (12 nm E)
M83 - McCharen Field Airport (18 nm S)
KCBM - Columbus Air Force Base (19 nm SE)
M51 - Oktibbeha Airport (23 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3910:39
Sunrise06:0611:06
Sunset19:3800:38
Evening civil twilight20:0501:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-May-2026 05:07:32
Local (UTC-5)  02-May-2026 00:07:32
 
METAR
KM40 
12nm E 		020455Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM SCT120 15/M00 A3001 RMK AO2
KCBM 
20nm SE 		020455Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM BKN110 15/10 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01540102 $
TAF
KCBM 
20nm SE 		012110Z 0121/0223 01006KT 9999 VCSH BKN050 BKN130 QNH2996INS BECMG 0201/0202 01006KT 9000 -SHRA BKN035 OVC075 QNH2990INS BECMG 0205/0206 01006KT 9999 NSW BKN040 QNH2992INS BECMG 0217/0218 35015G20KT 9999 SCT080 QNH2996INS TX20/0121Z TN12/0212Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0121 NEXT 0315
KTUP 
24nm N 		011722Z 0118/0218 02008KT P6SM OVC250 FM020000 36006KT P6SM OVC100 PROB30 0202/0206 -SHRA FM021500 35006KT P6SM BKN070
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