# Thornton Field (79MS)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/79ms

## At a glance

- FAA: 79MS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Seminary, Mississippi, United States
- Opened: May 2026
- Elevation: 384 ft / 117 m
- Coordinates: 31.5955, -89.4971
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 ft / 610 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Weather station: KPIB
- Ident: 79MS

## Timeline

- May 2026: Thornton Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 70 ft / 21 m | Grass |  |  |

- 01/19 slopes 2.2%: threshold 01 at 340 ft / 104 m, threshold 19 at 384 ft / 117 m.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 ft / 610 m | =24,247 of 29,858 | =11,669 in North America | =10,238 in US |
| Elevation | 384 ft / 117 m | =29,412 of 43,403 | =13,803 in North America | =11,611 in US |
| Age | Opened 2026 | =14,961 of 15,079 | =12,077 in North America | =11,933 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF |  | 122.900 |

## Nearby airports

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- [PIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpib.md) Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport · 13 mi / 21 km
- [MS39](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ms39.md) Smith County Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [LUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klul.md) Hesler Noble Field · 20 mi / 32 km
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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/79ms/data