Skip to content

KM43 · Prentiss Jefferson Davis County Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KM43 FAA M43 Elev 455 ft Lat 31° 35.72' N Lon 89° 54.39' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,197 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 123° 3,197 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
30 303° 3,197 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.01%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 128.325
  • CNTR HOUSTON CNTR 133.500
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KM43 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 5 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 12/30. 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 12/30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 12/30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
  • ·THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • ·FOR EMERG CALL POLICE DEPT 601-792-5198.
  • ·AVBL 24 HR WITH CREDIT CARD.
  • ·LMTD TRANSIT PRKG SPACE; PILOTS MUST PRVD THEIR OWN TIEDOWN ROPES.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

2

40.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 5,400 ops in 2009

2024 total

5,400

10-yr total

54,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

18.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

7.41

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-02-28 AIR TRACTOR INC AT 802 · Loss of control · 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
Stanley Joe Burks Moselle MS 32 nm
Joe Frank Carson Jackson MS 46 nm
Desiree Deann Strong Kiln MS 75 nm
Matthew Ryan Torgerson Meridian MS 78 nm
Ryan Roberts Greenwell Springs LA 83 nm
Damian Nikell Johnson Zachary LA 86 nm
Dan Maurice Malone Baton Rouge LA 94 nm
Forrest James Campbell Kenner LA 97 nm
Zachary James Loren Mcneill Fairhope AL 123 nm
Jimmy Wayne Fordham Monroe LA 124 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
Eleazar Gershom Myles Silver Creek MS 5 nm
Glen Michael Pace Columbia MS 21 nm
Jay Walter Powell Columbia MS 21 nm
Jack Constantine Shepard Columbia MS 21 nm
Peter Lamar Swann Columbia MS 21 nm
Rodney Dewayne Brown Foxworth MS 22 nm
Kenneth Gary Loftin Jr Sumrall MS 22 nm
Kevin Byron Smith Sumrall MS 22 nm
Michael Allan Leary Sumrall MS 22 nm
Paul Steven Barnett Brookhaven MS 28 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
John Evan Watson Silver Creek MS 5 nm
Joel Phillip Wilson Collins MS 18 nm
Charles August Levingston Magee MS 19 nm
Michael Shane Griffith Magee MS 19 nm
Glen Michael Pace Columbia MS 21 nm
Sterling Dale Sanford Seminary MS 21 nm
Timothy Lee Dearman Seminary MS 21 nm
Rodney Dewayne Brown Foxworth MS 22 nm
Michael Leonard Warren Foxworth MS 22 nm
William Evans Wilks Sumrall MS 22 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 91 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 94 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 101 nm
Heath Aviation
Winona, MS
 113 nm
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 124 nm
Patterson Avionics, Inc.
Patterson, LA
 135 nm
Avionics Solutions, LLC
Lafayette, LA
 136 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 156 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 183 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 183 nm

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