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5MS8 Ball Airport
Okolona, Mississippi, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 20-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1012:10
Sunrise06:3512:35
Sunset17:4223:42
Evening civil twilight18:0800:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Feb-2026 20:07:47
Local (UTC-6)  20-Feb-2026 14:07:47
 
METAR
KM40 
12nm E 		201955Z AUTO 33009KT 10SM CLR 23/M03 A2989 RMK AO2
KCBM 
20nm SE 		201955Z 35003KT 10SM CLR 23/M06 A2982 RMK AO2A SLP099 T02331057 $
TAF
KCBM 
20nm SE 		201800Z 2018/2124 35009KT 9999 SCT180 QNH2987INS BECMG 2019/2020 01009KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2982INS BECMG 2022/2023 02006KT 9999 VCSH BKN050 QNH2983INS TEMPO 2023/2102 9000 -SHRA BECMG 2101/2102 03006KT 9000 -SHRA BKN045 QNH2985INS BECMG 2106/2107 03009KT 9999 VCSH BKN045 QNH2989INS BECMG 2107/2108 05009KT 9999 NSW BKN035 QNH2990INS BECMG 2112/2113 VRB06KT 9999 BKN040 QNH2991INS BECMG 2121/2122 33012G18KT 9999 BKN040 QNH2992INS TX25/2021Z TN12/2112Z
KTUP 
24nm N 		201735Z 2018/2118 36006KT P6SM SCT250 FM202100 01005KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120 FM202300 01007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN045 OVC070 PROB30 2103/2109 -SHRA BKN030 FM211000 02008KT P6SM BKN035 FM211300 03005KT P6SM OVC025
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