Thornton Field Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 31-35-43.8637N (31.595518)
Longitude: 
 089-29-49.4725W (-89.497076)
Elevation: 
 384.0 feet MSL (117 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 2.1 W (as of June 2026 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 02 N.M. N of Seminary, Mississippi
Found On: 
 New Orleans Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
AUSTIN R THORNTON
115 QUEENIE CLARK LN
SEMINARY, MS 39479
601-517-7227		 AUSTIN R THORNTON
115 QUEENIE CLARK LN
SEMINARY, MS 39479
601-517-7227

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 05/2026
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1384 feet (422 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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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 79MS

    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
    11.2 Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional Airport
    (PIB KPIB PIB)    		 133 135 100, Jet A
    17.2 Hesler/Noble Field Airport
    (LUL KLUL LUL)    		 74 76 100LL, Jet A-1+
    23.4 Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport
    (HBG KHBG HBG)    		 147 149 100LL, Jet A
    43.7 Paul Pittman Meml Airport
    (T36)    		 232 234 100LL
    44.1 Waynesboro Municipal Airport
    (2R0)    		 86 89 100LL, Jet A-1+
    46.6 Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport
    (1R7)    		 270 272 100LL, Jet A+
    48.3 Dean Griffin Meml Airport
    (M24)    		 159 161 100LL
    48.5 Poplarville/Pearl River County Airport
    (M13)    		 180 182 100LL
    50.6 George R Carr Meml Air Field Airport
    (BXA KBXA BXA)    		 202 204 100LL, Jet A
    52.1 Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
    (JAN KJAN JAN)    		 325 327 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    55.8 Mc Comb/Pike County/John E Lewis Field Airport
    (MCB KMCB MCB)    		 243 244 100LL, Jet A-1+
    57.7 Hawkins Field Airport
    (HKS KHKS HKS)    		 320 322 100LL, Jet A+
    58.3 Key Field Airport
    (MEI KMEI MEI)    		 40 43 100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
    70.0 Carthage-Leake County Airport
    (08M)    		 358 360 100LL
    73.5 St Tammany Regional Airport
    (L31)    		 200 202 100LL
    73.7 Stennis International Airport
    (KHSA HSA)    		 178 180 100LL, Jet A+
    74.2 Diamondhead Airport
    (66Y)    		 175 177 100LL
    74.6 Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
    (GPT KGPT GPT)    		 162 164 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    76.8 Slidell Airport
    (KASD ASD)    		 192 194 100LL, Jet A+
    80.0 Hammond Northshore Regional Airport
    (KHDC HDC)    		 216 217 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A16 EMAIL: AUSTINTHORNTON82@GMAIL.COM

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 01/19
    Longest Runway: 01/19 is 2000 ft (610 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    79MS Airport Runway Details

    Runway 01/19  2000 ft x 70 ft (610 m x 21 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 05/28/2026
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 01

    Runway 19
    Elevation: 
    		 340.0 384.0
    Latitude: 
    		 31-35-34.2000N 31-35-53.5273N
    Longitude: 
    		 089-29-51.9600W 089-29-46.9849W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 None None
    Object at End: 
    		 FENCE PLINE
    Object Height: 
    		 6 55
    Object Marked/Lighted?: 
    		 Marked
    Distance from End: 
    		 30 150
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 0 ft. left of centerline 0 ft. right of centerline

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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