George Ford Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 30-37-18.8040N (30.62189)
Longitude: 
 089-41-49.1990W (-89.697)
Elevation: 
 62.0 feet MSL (19 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 1.8 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 06 N.M. N of Picayune, Mississippi
Found On: 
 New Orleans Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

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

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 07/2000
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1062 feet (324 m)

Based Aircraft

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    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 601
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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 MS48

    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
    14.0 Poplarville/Pearl River County Airport
    (M13)    		 45 47 100LL
    14.4 George R Carr Meml Air Field Airport
    (BXA KBXA BXA)    		 323 325 100LL, Jet A
    17.7 Slidell Airport
    (KASD ASD)    		 201 203 100LL, Jet A+
    18.4 St Tammany Regional Airport
    (L31)    		 234 236 100LL
    19.7 Stennis International Airport
    (KHSA HSA)    		 140 142 100LL, Jet A+
    22.3 Diamondhead Airport
    (66Y)    		 134 136 100LL
    30.6 Dean Griffin Meml Airport
    (M24)    		 64 66 100LL
    34.9 Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
    (GPT KGPT GPT)    		 111 113 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    37.7 Hammond Northshore Regional Airport
    (KHDC HDC)    		 261 262 100LL, Jet A
    38.8 Lakefront Airport
    (NEW KNEW NEW)    		 206 208 100LL, Jet A
    39.7 Paul Pittman Meml Airport
    (T36)    		 322 324 100LL
    44.8 Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport
    (HBG KHBG HBG)    		 30 32 100LL, Jet A
    47.6 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
    (MSY KMSY MSY)    		 217 218 100LL, Jet A
    52.0 Mc Comb/Pike County/John E Lewis Field Airport
    (MCB KMCB MCB)    		 310 311 100LL, Jet A-1+
    54.0 Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional Airport
    (PIB KPIB PIB)    		 19 21 100, Jet A
    56.0 Port Of South Louisiana Exec Regional Airport
    (KAPS APS)    		 235 236 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    61.1 Trent Lott International Airport
    (PGL KPQL PQL)    		 98 101 100LL, Jet A
    68.6 Hesler/Noble Field Airport
    (LUL KLUL LUL)    		 22 24 100LL, Jet A-1+
    69.5 Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport
    (1R7)    		 328 329 100LL, Jet A+
    69.8 Louisiana Regional Airport
    (REG)    		 247 248 100LL, Jet A+

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    Remarks

    A110-1 50 FT TREES ALONG BOTH SIDES OF RY 150 FT FROM RY CNTRLN.
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC GULFPORT APCH AT 228-265-6151, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
    E111 PRVDD VFR OPNS, PVT USE, OWNERS OF SIMPSON FIELD AND KARL SCOTT AIRPORT HONOR THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 18/36
    Longest Runway: 18/36 is 2735 ft (834 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    MS48 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 18/36  2735 ft x 80 ft (834 m x 24 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 18

    Runway 36
    Elevation: 
    		 62.0 60.0
    Latitude: 
    		 30-37-32.3400N 30-37-05.2680N
    Longitude: 
    		 089-41-49.1270W 089-41-49.2710W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 180 360
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES TREES
    Object Height: 
    		 50 50
    Distance from End: 
    		 500 500

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A+
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available
    Other Services: 
    		 Parachute rental

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