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MS48 George Ford Airport
Picayune, Mississippi, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: MS48
Lat/Long: 30-37-18.8040N 089-41-49.1990W
30-37.313400N 089-41.819983W
30.6218900,-89.6969997
(estimated)
Elevation: 62 ft. / 19 m (estimated)
Variation: 01E ()
From city: 6 miles N of PICAYUNE, MS
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 39426

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/2000
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at MJD (8 nm S): 119.075 (601-798-4136)
WX AWOS-3PT at BXA (14 nm NW): 118.025 (985-732-6224)
WX ASOS at ASD (18 nm S): 132.475 (985-643-7263)
WX AWOS-3PT at HSA (20 nm SE): 118.375 (228-466-9320)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PCUr020/4.0PICAYUNE VOR/DME113.9505E
GPTr290/34.6GULFPORT VORTAC109.0002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BOGALUSA151/17.835300WGVB --. ...- -...

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2735 x 80 ft. / 834 x 24 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 30-37.539000N30-37.087800N
Longitude: 089-41.818783W089-41.821183W
Elevation: 62.0 ft.60.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 179 magnetic, 180 true359 magnetic, 360 true
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway50 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JOHN GRIFFIN
349 S. MAIN ST.
PICAYUNE, MS 39466
Phone 601-590-1859
Manager: JOHN GRIFFIN
349 S. MAIN ST.
PICAYUNE, MS 39466
Phone 601-590-1859

Additional Remarks

50 FT TREES ALONG BOTH SIDES OF RY 150 FT FROM RY CNTRLN.
FOR CD CTC GULFPORT APCH AT 228-265-6151, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MS48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMJD - Picayune Municipal Airport (8 nm S)
M13 - Poplarville/Pearl River County Airport (14 nm NE)
KBXA - George R Carr Memorial Air Field (14 nm NW)
KASD - Slidell Airport (18 nm S)
KHSA - Stennis International Airport (20 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4410:44
Sunrise06:1011:10
Sunset19:4100:41
Evening civil twilight20:0601:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-May-2025 06:27:00
Local (UTC-5)  08-May-2025 01:27:00
 
METAR
KMJD 
8nm S 
080615Z AUTO RMK AO2 PNO PWINO TSNO
KHSA 
20nm SE 
080150Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A2994
TAF
KASD 
23nm S 
080520Z 0806/0906 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 FM081000 00000KT 5SM BR BKN025 BKN050 FM081300 00000KT P6SM FEW020 SCT050 PROB30 0813/0816 4SM TSRA BR BKN020CB OVC025 FM081600 VRB03KT P6SM FEW020 SCT025 PROB30 0816/0820 4SM TSRA BR BKN020CB OVC025 FM082000 19004KT P6SM OVC025 PROB30 0820/0824 4SM TSRA BR BKN020CB OVC025 FM090000 13002KT P6SM OVC250
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