KPQL/PGL METAR Trent Lott International Airport

Pascagoula, MississippiElevation 17 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR6 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

040@3

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-140 ft

-157 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0153Z (8:53 PM local) · 6 min old

KPQL is currently VFR. Winds are from the northeast at 3 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

40° at 3 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

16°C / 13°C

61°F / 55°F. 3°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.20 inHg

1022.7 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)

SLP227

sea-level pressure 1022.7 hPa

T01560133

precise temperature 15.6°C, dew point 13.3°C

station needs maintenance

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 from 40° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 51F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Partly Cloudy	51	NE 4 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	79/51	E 4 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Sunny	80/51	NE 4 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Sunny	80/56	NE 9 kt	–	0%
Friday	Mostly Sunny	81/59	E 9 kt	–	3%
Saturday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	81/61	E 9 kt	–	31%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday	Mostly Sunny	82/60	SE 9 kt	–	14%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	82	SE 9 kt	–	3%

Source: National Weather Service (office LIX). Forecast issued 0158Z.

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

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

040° at 3 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 352 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

2 kt R

BEST

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

2 kt L

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 6,501 ft

17/35

Dimensions

6,501 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 17166°T

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

RWY 35346°T

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

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

-140 ft

Pressure altitude

-263 ft

Field elevation

17 ft MSL

Temperature

16°C (61°F)

Dewpoint

13°C (55°F)

Altimeter

30.20 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

2311Z 6:11 PM

Sunrise

1204Z 7:04 AM

Loggable night

2336Z (6:36 PM local) → 1140Z (6:40 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2311Z (6:11 PM local) → 1204Z (7:04 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0011Z (7:11 PM local) → 1104Z (6:04 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

Trent Lott International Airport is in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Field elevation 17 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerCINNAMON SNYDER

Manager phone228-475-1371

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKPQL / PGL

SectionalNEW ORLEANS

Center (ARTCC)HOUSTON

Flight service (AFSS)GREENWOOD

RegionMississippi

CountryUnited States

Coordinates30.4628, -88.5292

Distance from city6 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF118.575

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

121

MOBILE APP/DEP

A/D

135.175

ATIS

121.725

CLD

118.575

CTAF

121.725

GND

118.575

TWR

122.8

UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KPQL traffic patterns

2026-10-21 to 2026-10-23, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.5

AVG OPS/DAY

1.5

Operations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 67%Turboprop 33%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›A119 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo

›TBM7 (Turboprop) · ~1 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.

KMOB Mobile Regional Airport

20 NM NE

VFR

KBIX Keesler Air Force Base

21 NM W

VFR

KBFM Mobile Downtown Airport

26 NM NE

VFR

KGPT Gulfport Biloxi International Airport

28 NM W

VFR

KJKA Jack Edwards National Airport

46 NM E

VFR

KNBJ Naval Outlying Field Barin

46 NM E

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›REX FOSTER, JCAA CHAIRMAN.

›IFUN TO CTC AMGR CALL FBO: 228-474-1000.

›UNL.

›MIL CONTR FUEL AVBL.

›ACTVT MALSR RWY 17; PAPI RWY 35; MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF.

›FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC MOBILE APCH AT 251-662-6236, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

›PRVDD ALL OPS IN VFR CONDS.

›ARFF 24 HRS.

›NMRS LOW FLYING FISH SPOTTER ACFT OPRG NEAR SHORELINE BTN BAY ST LOUIS & PASCAGOULA SR-SS.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KPQL on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KPQL have a METAR?

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

Does KPQL have a TAF?

When KPQL 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 KPQL?

KPQL sits at 17 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KPQL?

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.

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