# James H Easom Field (M23)

**James H Easom Field** (FAA: M23) is a small airport in Newton, Mississippi, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/km23

## At a glance

- FAA: M23
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Newton, Mississippi, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 370 ft / 113 m
- Coordinates: 32.3119, -89.1356
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61674669
- Weather station: KMEI · WMO 72234
- Ident: KM23

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: James H Easom Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 ft / 914 m | =15,843 of 29,858 | =6,443 in North America | =5,447 in US |
| Elevation | 370 ft / 113 m | =29,684 of 43,403 | =13,881 in North America | =11,676 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [14MS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/14ms.md) Rose Field · 6.4 mi / 10 km
- [3MS9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3ms9.md) Union Municipal Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [2M4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k2m4.md) G V Montgomery Airport · 21 mi / 33 km
- [MEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmei.md) Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [00M](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k00m.md) Thigpen Field · 25 mi / 41 km
- [23M](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k23m.md) Clarke County Airport · 28 mi / 45 km

## 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)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [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/km23/data