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KMEI · Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KMEI FAA MEI Elev 297 ft Lat 32° 19.96' N Lon 88° 45.11' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,003 ft. Max gradient: 0.14%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 009° 10,003 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
19 189° 10,003 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
04 044° 5,052 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.14%
22 224° 5,052 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.14%

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 · 9 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 126.475
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 119.800
  • CTAF CTAF 119.800
  • A/D MERIDIAN APP/DEP 120.500
  • GCA GCA 125.125
  • POST ANG OPS COMD POST 129.230
  • RDO GREENWOOD RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB ME

    Savoy

    0.36 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC MEI

    Meridian

    117.00 MHz · DME 117.00 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 28 not yet translated

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

All translated remarks (2)

  • Airport attended 1200–0400Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0400Z‡.

  • Airport attended 1300–2230Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · military remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2230Z‡

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (28 sentences)
  • ·172 MISSISSIPPI MERIDIAN KEY FLD (MEI)(KMEI) P (ANG ARNG) 3 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N32º19.97´ W88º45.09´ 298 B Class I, ARFF Index A NOTAM FILE MEI RWY 01–19: H10003X150 (ASPH–CONC) S–120, D–250, 2D–550 PCR 730 F/C/W/U HIRL RWY 01: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 54´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 69´.
  • ·RWY 04–22: H5052X150 (ASPH) S–120, D–213, 2D–345 PCR 120 F/C/W/U MIRL RWY 04: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.13º TCH 45´.
  • ·RWY 22: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 01: TORA–10003 TODA–10003 ASDA–10003 LDA–9013 RWY 04: TORA–5052 TODA–5052 ASDA–5052 LDA–5052 RWY 19: TORA–10003 TODA–10003 ASDA–10003 LDA–9013 RWY 22: TORA–5052 TODA–5052 ASDA–5052 LDA–5052
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A, A++ OX 1, 2 LGT ACTIVATE MALSR Rwy 01 and Rwy 19, MIRL Rwy 04–22, HIRL Rwy 01–19, twy lgts—CTAF.
  • ·MILITARY— JASU 10(M32A–60) (MD–3A) (MA–1A) (MC–1) (MC–2A) FUEL A++(Mil) A+(avbl 1100–0400Z‡, C601–693–7282, OT 2 hr PN rqr.) (NC–100LL, A) FLUID SP PRESAIR OIL O–132–133–148(Mil)
  • ·For attendant after hrs call 601–693–7282.
  • ·ANG provides ATC services at KMEI.
  • ·ANG ltd prkg use; rsc info avbl for ANG Ops durg nml duty hrs.
  • ·Rwy 01–19 non–std RESA due to sfc varns.
  • ·: Opr 1200–0400Z‡, OT fone C601–693–7282.
  • ·CAUTION BASH Phase II period Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
  • ·Ctc Afld Mgmt or Comd Post for current bird watch Cond.
  • ·ANG ramp clsd exc PPR, 601–484–9734/9714.
  • ·ANG DSN 293–2829 C601–696–8829.
  • ·RCR info avbl fr ANG OPS dur nml duty hr.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 601-482-0364
  • ·CTAF 133.975 ATIS 126.475 UNICOM 122.95 MERIDIAN RCO 122.1R 117.0T (GREENWOOD RADIO) ®MERIDIAN APP/DEP CON 120.5 Opr 1200–0400Z‡ other times by NOTAM.
  • ·Other times ctc ®MEMPHIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.975 TOWER 133.975 (1200–0400Z‡), other times by NOTAM.
  • ·GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 121.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Memphis ARTCC at 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0400Z‡; other times by NOTAM; other times CLASS G.
  • ·MERIDIAN (VH) (H) VORTAC 117.0 MEI Chan 117 N32º22.71´ W88º48.26´ 131º 3.8 NM to fld. 578/5E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 000º–042º byd 40 NM 054º–061º byd 40 NM blo 24,000´ 062º–082º byd 40 NM blo 16,000´ 083º–192º byd 40 NM 193º–203º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 204º–209º byd 40 NM 210º–230º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 210º–230º byd 49 NM blo 12,000´ 210º–230º byd 60 NM blo 18,000´ 231º–281º byd 40 NM 282º–292º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 293º–359º byd 40 NM ILS 110.1 I–MEI Rwy 01.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT closed.
  • ·ILS/DME 111.35 I–IKQ Chan 50(Y) Rwy 19.
  • ·MEMPHIS H–6J, L–18G IAP, AD SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · MEI

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

2

25.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 94,421 ops in 2022

2024 total

87,065

10-yr total

773,364

2024 mix

AC/AT 5% · GA 33% · Mil 62%

Events / million ops

1.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.32

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=7

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-12-06 Cessna 150L · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2013-08-04 Cessna 170B · Loss of control · day →
2013-04-05 Embraer EMB-500 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2002-06-07 Piper PA-32R-301 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1998-10-14 Beech C-90 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1989-12-29 Cessna 172N · Loss of control · IMC · day →
1987-03-14 Piper PA-24-250 · 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 4 nm
Stanley Joe Burks Moselle MS 56 nm
Joe Frank Carson Jackson MS 74 nm
Mark Lewis Henley Tuscaloosa AL 82 nm
Fredric Mark Newman Calera AL 112 nm
Ken Spivey Calera AL 112 nm
Zachary James Loren Mcneill Fairhope AL 118 nm
David Lewis Jasper AL 118 nm
Joseph Gordon Sanders Jasper AL 118 nm
William Joseph Walker Jasper AL 118 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
Joe Henry Bryant Jr Meridian MS 4 nm
David Anthony Goldman Meridian MS 4 nm
Kelly Aten Miller Meridian MS 4 nm
Bertrand Louis Zeller Meridian MS 4 nm
Michael Steven Longmeier Meridian MS 4 nm
Richard Brandon Ray Meridian MS 4 nm
Dayton Gregory Horton Meridian MS 4 nm
Michael Vance Moore Meridian MS 4 nm
Glenn Dell Kasper Meridian MS 4 nm
Andrew James Simmons Meridian MS 4 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
Eldean Marlyn Boyken Meridian MS 4 nm
Felton Watkins Meridian MS 4 nm
Eugene H Blanks Iii Meridian MS 4 nm
Ira Edwin Owen Jr Meridian MS 4 nm
Andrew James Simmons Meridian MS 4 nm
Bruce Wallace Brown Meridian MS 4 nm
Adam Christopher Clark Meridian MS 4 nm
James Brock Brumfield Meridian MS 4 nm
Roy Arthur Graham Meridian MS 4 nm
Clifford Lee Wells Meridian MS 4 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
 84 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 109 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 109 nm
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 121 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 130 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 138 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 153 nm
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 164 nm
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 164 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 172 nm

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