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KVKS — Vicksburg Muni
Vicksburg, MS · field elevation 107 ft · NON-ATCT
KVKS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KVKS 252335Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM CLR 28/17 A3001 RMK A01
- Wind
- from 050° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 28 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,565 ft · pressure altitude 17 ft
- Observed
- 27 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 050° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 19 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KVKS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KVKS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.23915, -90.92820
- Elevation
- 107 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1155Z / 2355Z
- Magnetic variation
- 0° (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+,A1+,J
- Sectional
- Memphis
- County
- Warren, MS
Everything else KVKS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 5,000 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KTVR Vicksburg Tallulah Rgnl8 nm
- KJVW John Bell Williams27 nm
- KHKS Hawkins Fld36 nm
- KHEZ Hardy-Anders Fld/Natchez-Adams County42 nm
- KJAN Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers Intl43 nm
- KMBO Bruce Campbell Fld44 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KVKS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Mississippi airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.