80 public-use fields

Mississippi Airport Density Altitude

Mississippi has 80 public-use airports, and none of them typically exceed 5,000 ft of density altitude even on a summer afternoon — heat still trims performance, but the climate keeps typical density altitudes low.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport	City	Field elev	Worst typical afternoon DA	Month
17M — Magee Municipal	Magee	556 ft	2,950 ft	July
M43 — Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County	Prentiss	455 ft	2,894 ft	July
KLMS — Louisville/Winston County	Louisville	575 ft	2,779 ft	July
9M4 — Ackerman Choctaw County	Ackerman	552 ft	2,751 ft	July
08M — Carthage-Leake County	Carthage	457 ft	2,672 ft	July
2M4 — G V Montgomery	Forest	518 ft	2,661 ft	July
M11 — Copiah County	Crystal Springs	435 ft	2,657 ft	August
15M — Segars Field	Iuka	626 ft	2,652 ft	July
M23 — James H Easom Field	Newton	370 ft	2,633 ft	July
KUOX — University-Oxford	Oxford	452 ft	2,617 ft	July
KMPE — Philadelphia Municipal	Philadelphia	458 ft	2,612 ft	July
00M — Thigpen Field	Bay Springs	351 ft	2,610 ft	July
01M — Tishomingo County	Belmont	584 ft	2,601 ft	July
1R7 — Brookhaven-Lincoln County	Brookhaven	492 ft	2,593 ft	August
KOSX — Kosciusko-Attala County	Kosciusko	494 ft	2,589 ft	July
M41 — Holly Springs-Marshall County	Holly Springs	551 ft	2,579 ft	August
KOLV — Olive Branch/Taylor Field	Olive Branch	402 ft	2,575 ft	August
T36 — Paul Pittman Meml	Tylertown	384 ft	2,559 ft	August
KMCB — Mc Comb/Pike County/John E Lewis Field	Mc Comb	413 ft	2,558 ft	August
KMEI — Key Field	Meridian	298 ft	2,552 ft	July
KHKS — Hawkins Field	Jackson	341 ft	2,549 ft	August
06M — Eupora	Eupora	450 ft	2,548 ft	July
5A4 — Okolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field	Okolona	337 ft	2,544 ft	July
KJAN — Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International	Jackson	346 ft	2,543 ft	August
25M — Ripley	Ripley	467 ft	2,532 ft	July
04M — Calhoun County	Pittsboro	387 ft	2,526 ft	July
C71 — Crosby Municipal	Crosby	336 ft	2,525 ft	July
KMBO — Bruce Campbell Field	Madison	325 ft	2,518 ft	August
KCRX — Roscoe Turner	Corinth	425 ft	2,505 ft	July
KSTF — George M Bryan	Starkville	333 ft	2,497 ft	July
22M — Pontotoc County	Pontotoc	440 ft	2,493 ft	July
M72 — New Albany/Union County	New Albany	413 ft	2,491 ft	August
KJVW — John Bell Williams	Raymond	247 ft	2,490 ft	July
KLUL — Hesler/Noble Field	Laurel	238 ft	2,472 ft	July
23M — Clarke County	Quitman	321 ft	2,452 ft	July
KUBS — Columbus-Lowndes County	Columbus	188 ft	2,448 ft	July
M13 — Poplarville/Pearl River County	Poplarville	319 ft	2,437 ft	August
KPIB — Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional	Hattiesburg-Laurel	298 ft	2,436 ft	August
M44 — Houston Municipal	Houston	337 ft	2,435 ft	August
0R0 — Columbia/Marion County	Columbia	270 ft	2,426 ft	August
4R1 — I H Bass Jr Meml	Lumberton	310 ft	2,426 ft	August
KTUP — Tupelo Regional	Tupelo	347 ft	2,422 ft	August
M59 — Richton-Perry County	Richton	167 ft	2,417 ft	August
87I — Yazoo County	Yazoo City	105 ft	2,414 ft	August
KGTR — Golden Triangle Regional	Columbus/W Point/Starkville	264 ft	2,413 ft	July
M24 — Dean Griffin Meml	Wiggins	273 ft	2,412 ft	July
5A6 — Winona-Montgomery County	Winona	364 ft	2,406 ft	August
8M1 — Booneville/Baldwyn	Booneville/Baldwyn	392 ft	2,398 ft	July
M51 — Oktibbeha	Starkville	250 ft	2,396 ft	July
33M — Water Valley Municipal	Water Valley	270 ft	2,390 ft	August
19M — C A Moore	Lexington	340 ft	2,389 ft	July
KRNV — Cleveland Municipal	Cleveland	140 ft	2,347 ft	August
M83 — Mccharen Field	West Point	205 ft	2,341 ft	July
KPMU — Panola County	Batesville	221 ft	2,336 ft	August
09M — Charleston Municipal	Charleston	175 ft	2,335 ft	July
KGNF — Grenada Municipal	Grenada	208 ft	2,333 ft	July
MS9 — Eagles Ridge	Hernando	262 ft	2,325 ft	August
KMMS — Selfs	Marks	162 ft	2,313 ft	July
20M — Macon Municipal	Macon	238 ft	2,308 ft	August
30M — Ralph M Sharpe	Tunica	195 ft	2,305 ft	July
2R0 — Waynesboro Municipal	Waynesboro	169 ft	2,303 ft	July
KUTA — Tunica Municipal	Tunica	194 ft	2,303 ft	July
H75 — Hernando Village Airpark	Hernando	242 ft	2,301 ft	August
KGWO — Greenwood-Leflore	Greenwood	162 ft	2,301 ft	August
KGLH — Greenville Mid-Delta	Greenville	131 ft	2,300 ft	July
KVKS — Vicksburg Municipal	Vicksburg	107 ft	2,289 ft	August
KHEZ — Hardy-Anders Field/Natchez-Adams County	Natchez	272 ft	2,288 ft	July
M40 — Monroe County	Aberdeen/Amory	226 ft	2,287 ft	July
KHBG — Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal	Hattiesburg	151 ft	2,281 ft	August
14M — Hollandale Municipal	Hollandale	114 ft	2,279 ft	August
M37 — Ruleville-Drew	Drew	137 ft	2,277 ft	August
KCKM — Fletcher Field	Clarksdale	173 ft	2,241 ft	August
KIDL — Indianola Municipal	Indianola	126 ft	2,221 ft	August
1M2 — Belzoni Municipal	Belzoni	110 ft	2,183 ft	August
KMJD — Picayune Municipal	Picayune	55 ft	2,146 ft	July
5R2 — Ocean Springs	Ocean Springs	20 ft	2,067 ft	July
KGPT — Gulfport-Biloxi International	Gulfport	28 ft	2,065 ft	August
KPQL — Trent Lott International	Pascagoula	17 ft	2,063 ft	July
KHSA — Stennis International	Bay St Louis	23 ft	1,954 ft	August
66Y — Diamondhead	Diamondhead	14 ft	1,943 ft	August

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Mississippi airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Magee Municipal (17M) tops the list: from 556 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 2,950 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Mississippi?

Segars Field (15M) at 626 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.