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Location

Latitude: 
 33-52-23.0000N (33.873056)
Longitude: 
 088-43-26.0000W (-88.723889)
Elevation: 
 298.0 feet MSL (91 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 2.7 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 09 N.M. S of Okolona, Mississippi
Found On: 
 Memphis Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

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

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 01/2008
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZME (Memphis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZME (Memphis)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1298 feet (396 m)

Based Aircraft

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    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 662
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Greenwood(GWO)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 5MS8

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    11.7 Monroe County Airport
    (M40)    		 89 92 100LL, Jet A
    23.9 Tupelo Regional Airport
    (TUP KTUP TUP)    		 354 357 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+, Jet A-1+
    26.3 Golden Triangle Regional Airport
    (GTR KGTR GTR)    		 165 168 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    27.1 George M Bryan Airport
    (KSTF STF)    		 193 196 100LL, Jet A
    29.9 Columbus-Lowndes County Airport
    (UBS KUBS UBS)    		 144 147 100LL, Jet A+
    43.2 New Albany/Union County Airport
    (M72)    		 339 342 100LL
    46.2 North Pickens Airport
    (3M8)    		 128 131 100LL
    50.7 University-Oxford Airport
    (UOX KUOX UOX)    		 307 309 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    53.0 Ripley Airport
    (25M)    		 344 347 100LL, Jet A
    53.6 Grenada Municipal Airport
    (KGNF GNF)    		 267 269 100LL, Jet A
    55.9 Winona-Montgomery County Airport
    (5A6)    		 244 246 100LL
    60.7 Segars Field Airport
    (15M)    		 26 29 100LL
    60.9 Bill Pugh Field Airport
    (M22)    		 55 58 100LL, Jet A
    60.9 Posey Field Airport
    (1M4)    		 66 70 100LL, Jet A+
    62.3 Kosciusko-Attala County Airport
    (OSX KOSX OSX)    		 221 223 100LL, Jet A
    62.8 Roscoe Turner Airport
    (CRX KCRX CRX)    		 5 8 100LL, Jet A
    65.1 Panola County Airport
    (KPMU PMU)    		 297 299 100LL, Jet A
    68.0 Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport
    (TCL KTCL TCL)    		 124 127 100LL, Jet A
    68.4 Holly Springs-Marshall County Airport
    (M41)    		 324 326 100LL, Jet A
    70.3 Walker County/Bevill Field Airport
    (KJFX JFX)    		 88 92 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1

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    Remarks

    A110-1 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.
    A110-2 OWNER DESIRES CHARTING.
    A110-3 FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
    A13 ALSO 662-436-7403
    E111 PRVDD VFR OPNS & PVT USE.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 17/35
    Longest Runway: 17/35 is 2500 ft (762 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    5MS8 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 17/35  2500 ft x 70 ft (762 m x 21 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 06/21/2007
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 17

    Runway 35
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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