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MS48

George Ford Airport
Picayune, Mississippi, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

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 (985-259-6242)
WX AWOS-3PT at HSA (20 nm SE):	118.375 (228-466-9320)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
PCUr020/4.0		PICAYUNE VOR/DME		113.95		05E
GPTr290/34.6		GULFPORT VORTAC		109.00		02E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BOGALUSA		151/17.8		353		00W		GVB	--. ...- -...

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2735 x 80 ft. / 834 x 24 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	30-37.539000N	30-37.087800N
Longitude:	089-41.818783W	089-41.821183W
Elevation:	62.0 ft.	60.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	179 magnetic, 180 true	359 magnetic, 360 true
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway	50 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	JOHN GRIFFIN 148 GEORGE FORD ROAD PO BOX 222, MS 39426 Phone 601-590-1859
Manager:	JOHN GRIFFIN 148 GEORGE FORD ROAD, PO BOX 222 CARRIERE, MS 39426 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 30-May-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:31	10:31
Sunrise	05:58	10:58
Sunset	19:54	00:54
Evening civil twilight	20:22	01:22

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-May-2026 05:03:12
Local (UTC-5)	30-May-2026 00:03:12

METAR

KBXA 14nm NW	300455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN110 24/22 A2991 RMK AO2 T02390222
KHSA 20nm SE	300050Z 18010KT 10SM FEW018 26/23 A2988

TAF

KASD
23nm S

291720Z 2918/3018 VRB05KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 2920/3002 VRB10G20KT 4SM -TSRA BKN025CB

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