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KM23 · James H Easom Field

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KM23 FAA M23 Elev 369 ft Lat 32° 18.71' N Lon 89° 8.13' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.57%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 132° 3,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
31 312° 3,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KM23 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 6 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 14/32 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·THE HONORABLE ANTONIO HOYE, MAYOR OF NEWTON.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MERIDIAN APCH 601-679-3691, WHEN MERIDIAN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS & EMERG ONLY CALL 601-357-0213.
  • ·MKGS FADED. 24 HR FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
  • ·TO SKED, CALL 601-357-0115; ALSO FOR PWR PLANT RPRS.
  • ·PILOTS MUST PRVD THEIR OWN TIEDOWN ROPES.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

O'Keefe Field

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 12,150 ops in 1992

2024 total

9,149

10-yr total

89,779

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 97% · Mil 3%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Other 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2013-06-12 Cessna 172K · CFIT · VMC · day →
2008-08-30 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day →
2006-09-07 Piper PA-23-250 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →

Designees in MS

CFI Flight Instructors 482 A&P Mechanics 1,981 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 16 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 12 Schools Flight Schools 17 FBO Fixed Base Operators 45 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 1 EAA EAA Chapters 4

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Matthew Ryan Torgerson Meridian MS 23 nm
Stanley Joe Burks Moselle MS 49 nm
Joe Frank Carson Jackson MS 55 nm
Mark Lewis Henley Tuscaloosa AL 98 nm
Desiree Deann Strong Kiln MS 115 nm
Zachary James Loren Mcneill Fairhope AL 125 nm
Fredric Mark Newman Calera AL 130 nm
Ken Spivey Calera AL 130 nm
David Lewis Jasper AL 132 nm
Joseph Gordon Sanders Jasper AL 132 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Robert Lowery James Newton MS 1 nm
Thomas Elmer Rose Hickory MS 6 nm
Charles Alfred Schellbach Hickory MS 6 nm
Steven Hunter Craft Forest MS 18 nm
Brent Allen Barton Forest MS 18 nm
Wesley Thomas Pickens Collinsville MS 18 nm
Ronald Landry Ries Collinsville MS 18 nm
Troy Kellis Moore Collinsville MS 18 nm
Justin David Richardson Collinsville MS 18 nm
Braden William Cummins Collinsville MS 18 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Tiffany Monique Banks Newton MS 1 nm
Jeffery Charles Federick Newton MS 1 nm
Robert Allen Gibbs Newton MS 1 nm
Cayce Wayne Bufkin Hickory MS 6 nm
Jonathan Mark Walker Hickory MS 6 nm
Robert Hugh Wyatt Decatur MS 7 nm
David Franklin Owens Lake MS 9 nm
James Clifton Dunavant Little Rock MS 14 nm
Timothy Eugene Phillips Little Rock MS 14 nm
Henry Austin Shaw Union MS 16 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Heath Aviation
Winona, MS
 76 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 127 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 127 nm
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 128 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 141 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 144 nm
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 149 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 149 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 158 nm
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 180 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.