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79MS Thornton Field Airport
Seminary, Mississippi, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 79MS
Lat/Long: 31-35-43.8637N 089-29-49.4725W
31-35.731062N 089-29.824542W
31.5955177,-89.4970757
(estimated)
Elevation: 384 ft. / 117 m (estimated)
From city: 2 miles N of SEMINARY, MS
Time zone: UTC +0 (year round; does not observe DST)
Zip code: 39479

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 05/2026
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at PIB (11 nm SE): 128.325 (601-584-6701)
WX AWOS-3PT at LUL (17 nm E): 119.275 (601-425-9792)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LBYr317/13.4EATON VORTAC110.6005E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 2000 x 70 ft. / 610 x 21 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 31-35.570000N31-35.892122N
Longitude: 089-29.866000W089-29.783082W
Elevation: 340.0 ft.384.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Obstructions: 6 ft. fence, marked, 30 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear55 ft. pline, 150 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: AUSTIN R THORNTON
115 QUEENIE CLARK LN
SEMINARY, MS 39479
Phone 601-517-7227
Manager: AUSTIN R THORNTON
115 QUEENIE CLARK LN
SEMINARY, MS 39479
Phone 601-517-7227
EMAIL: AUSTINTHORNTON82@GMAIL.COM

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 79MS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPIB - Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional Airport (11 nm SE)
KLUL - Hesler Airport/Noble Field (17 nm E)
M43 - Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport (21 nm W)
17M - Magee Municipal Airport (22 nm NW)
KHBG - Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport (23 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 31-Oct-2026
 Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight11:49
Sunrise12:14
Sunset23:09
Evening civil twilight23:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  31-Oct-2026 07:01:30
 
METAR
KLUL 
11nm SE 		310655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN055 18/15 A3014 RMK A02 T01810147
KPIB 
12nm SE 		310656Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN060 BKN075 19/15 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP206 T01890150 PWINO $
TAF
KPIB 
12nm SE 		310534Z 3106/0106 11005KT P6SM OVC150 PROB30 3121/0101 4SM SHRA BR FM010200 07003KT P6SM SCT007 OVC015
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