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MS63 Rye Field Airport
Smithville, Mississippi, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: MS63
Lat/Long: 34-03-15.3860N 088-22-16.1520W
34-03.256433N 088-22.269200W
34.0542739,-88.3711533
(estimated)
Elevation: 330 ft. / 101 m (estimated)
Variation: 01E (1985)
From city: 2 miles SE of SMITHVILLE, MS
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 38870

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/1978
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at M40 (12 nm SW): 118.475 (662-369-3498)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OTBr112/23.5TUPELO VOR/DME109.8004E
CBMr008/25.0CALEDONIA VORTAC115.2000E
IGBr008/34.9BIGBEE VORTAC116.2004E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 2600 x 100 ft. / 792 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BURNIE L RYE
60050 RYE LANE
SMITHVILLE, MS 38870
Phone 662-640-9204
Manager: B L RYE
60050 RYE LANE
SMITHVILLE, MS 38870
Phone 662-640-9204

Additional Remarks

- RYE-AIR MAINT. CO. LOCATED AT ARPT PROVIDES ACFT MAINTENANCE; REBUILDING; RECOVERING; PAINTING AND ENGINE REPAIR. ARPT FOR PRIVATE USE OF CUSTOMERS.
- FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MS63.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

M40 - Monroe County Airport (12 nm SW)
5A4 - Okolona Municipal Airport-Richard Stovall Field (18 nm W)
M55 - Lamar County Airport (18 nm SE)
KHAB - Marion County-Rankin Fite Airport (19 nm E)
KTUP - Tupelo Regional Airport (24 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4711:47
Sunrise07:1212:12
Sunset18:5623:56
Evening civil twilight19:2100:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Mar-2026 21:13:04
Local (UTC-5)  10-Mar-2026 16:13:04
 
METAR
KM40 
12nm SW 		102055Z AUTO 19011KT 10SM SCT044 BKN050 28/20 A3005 RMK AO2
KTUP 
23nm NW 		102053Z 19010KT 10SM BKN041 OVC050 26/19 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02610189 58013 $
TAF
KTUP 
23nm NW 		101720Z 1018/1118 18010KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025 FM102000 17007KT P6SM BKN035 BKN120 FM110900 18006KT P6SM OVC020 FM111500 19011KT P6SM OVC015
KCBM 
26nm S 		101845Z 1018/1123 21010G15KT 9999 BKN030 BKN080 QNH2999INS TEMPO 1018/1021 SCT030 BECMG 1021/1022 20009KT 9999 SCT030 BKN100 QNH2997INS BECMG 1106/1107 19008KT 9999 BKN025 BKN050 QNH2998INS BECMG 1113/1114 19006KT 9999 VCSH BKN025 QNH2999INS BECMG 1115/1116 20009KT 9999 -SHRA BKN020 OVC050 QNH3000INS BECMG 1118/1119 21012G18KT 9000 SHRA BKN015 OVC025 QNH2996INS TX28/1021Z TN20/1112Z
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