Thornton Field

FAA 79MS31.5955°N 89.4971°W384 ft / 117 mSmall airport

Thornton Field (FAA: 79MS) is a small airport in Seminary, Mississippi, United States. It opened in May 2026. It has one runway, 2,000 ft (610 m) long, grass.

Timeline

1 event · 2026–2026

MAY 2026

OpenedThornton Field opens.

From Wikidata · FAAEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N

01/19 · SLOPE 2.2%

LENGTH2,000 ft610 mWIDTH70 ft21 mSURFACEGrass

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports · world · region · country

Longest runway2,000 ft610 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=24,247of 29,858 · =11,669 North America · =10,238 US Elevation384 ft117 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=29,412of 43,403 · =13,803 North America · =11,611 US AgeOpened 20262026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=14,961of 15,079 · =12,077 North America · =11,933 US Runways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,364of 29,978 · =2,583 North America · =2,326 US

Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

1 channels

CTAF122.900