KMJD METAR Picayune Municipal Airport

Picayune, MississippiElevation 55 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR6 min old

No ceiling, visibility 8 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

8 SM

12.9 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

471 ft

+416 ft vs field

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Special Weather StatementModerate · Expected · Observed

25 0536Z to 26 0000Z

Pointe Coupee; West Feliciana; East Feliciana; St. Helena; Washington; Iberville; West Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge; Assumption; St. James; Northern Tangipahoa; Southeast St. Tammany; Northern St. Tammany; Southwestern St. Tammany; Central Tangipahoa; Lower Tangipahoa; Northern Livingston; Southern Livingston; Western Ascension; Eastern Ascension; Wilkinson; Amite; Pike; Walthall; Pearl River; Northern Hancock; Northern Harrison; Northern Jackson; Southern Hancock; Southern Harrison; Southern Jackson

Elevated fire weather conditions can be expected across portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi this afternoon. Relative humidity values are forecast to drop into the 30 to 40 percent range, especially near and north of the Interstate 10 and 12 corridors. The 20 ft wind forecast is expected to remain at or below 10 mph in most areas, which should limit critical fire weather condit…

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2335Z (6:35 PM local) · 6 min old

KMJD is currently VFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 8 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

Calm

No steady wind.

VISIBILITY

8 statute miles

12.9 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

21°C / 13°C

70°F / 55°F. 8°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.23 inHg

1023.7 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind calm, visibility 8 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly clear, low near 50F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Tonight	Mostly Clear	50	NE 4 kt	–	0%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	80/52	NE 4 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	81/52	E 4 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Sunny	82/52	E 4 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Sunny	83/58	NE 4 kt	–	0%
Friday	Mostly Sunny	83/61	E 9 kt	–	6%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	82/64	E 9 kt	22 kt	36%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	85	SE 4 kt	–	44%

Source: National Weather Service (office LIX). Forecast issued 2340Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 5,000 ft

18/36

Dimensions

5,000 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 18180°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

RWY 360°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

471 ft

Pressure altitude

-255 ft

Field elevation

55 ft MSL

Temperature

21°C (70°F)

Dewpoint

13°C (55°F)

Altimeter

30.23 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2317Z 6:17 PM

Sunrise

1208Z 7:08 AM

Loggable night

2341Z (6:41 PM local) → 1143Z (6:43 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2317Z (6:17 PM local) → 1208Z (7:08 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0017Z (7:17 PM local) → 1108Z (6:08 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Picayune Municipal Airport is in Picayune, Mississippi. Field elevation 55 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerWAYNE WILSON

Manager phone601-590-0260

AttendedDaily, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKMJD

SectionalNEW ORLEANS

Center (ARTCC)HOUSTON

Flight service (AFSS)GREENWOOD

RegionMississippi

CountryUnited States

Coordinates30.4875, -89.6512

Distance from city2 NM SE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124.6

GULFPORT

A/D

119.075

AWOS 3

AWOS

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KMJD traffic patterns

2026-10-23 to 2026-10-23, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›H60 (Helicopter) · ~0 landings/mo

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KBXA George R Carr Memorial Air Field

22 NM NW

VFR

KGPT Gulfport Biloxi International Airport

30 NM E

VFR

KNEW Lakefront Airport

33 NM SW

VFR

KBIX Keesler Air Force Base

38 NM E

VFR

KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

44 NM SW

VFR

KNBG New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field

44 NM SW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›PILOTS MUST PRVD THEIR OWN TIEDOWN ROPES.

›PRVDD VFR OPNS & EXISTING PICAYUNE ARPT IS CLSD WHEN NEW AIRPORT IS OPNL.

›ACTVT PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.

›THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.

›BIRDS & GEESE INVOF ARPT.

›CK NOTAMS FOR OCNL RSTRD ASP USE BY STENNIS SPACE CNTR.

›FOR CD CTC GULFPORT APCH AT 228-265-6151, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

›COURTESY VEHICLE AVBL.

›(CONTACT TITLE) JIM LUKE, CITY MAYOR.

›ARPT HAS 24 HR LGTD & SCTY CAMERAS AT FUEL-FARM & TRML BLDG. 24 HR ACES FOR PILOTS & PAX AT TRML BLDG. ALTN FONE 601-749-7017.

›CCTV AT TERMINAL AND FUEL PUMPS.

›FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗KMJD on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KMJD have a METAR?

Yes. KMJD has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KMJD have a TAF?

When KMJD issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KMJD?

KMJD sits at 55 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KMJD?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.