# Simpson Field (MS61)

**Simpson Field** (FAA: MS61) is a small airport in Picayune, Mississippi, United States. It opened in Nov 1988. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,500 ft (762 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ms61

## At a glance

- FAA: MS61
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Picayune, Mississippi, United States
- Opened: Nov 1988
- Elevation: 175 ft / 53 m
- Coordinates: 30.6252, -89.7334
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,500 ft / 762 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61674690
- Weather station: KMJD
- Ident: MS61

## Timeline

- Nov 1988: Simpson Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Grass |  |  |
| 14/32 | 1,800 ft / 549 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,500 ft / 762 m | =20,464 of 29,858 | =9,064 in North America | =7,805 in US |
| Elevation | 175 ft / 53 m | =34,598 of 43,403 | =15,776 in North America | =13,273 in US |
| Age | Opened 1988 | =9,353 of 15,079 | =7,157 in North America | =7,046 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [MS48](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ms48.md) George Ford Airport · 2.2 mi / 3.5 km
- [13MS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/13ms.md) Greener Pastures Airpark · 4.2 mi / 6.7 km
- [MS93](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ms93.md) Hooper Skylark Field · 7.0 mi / 11 km
- [2LA8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0569.md) Fokker Field · 8.6 mi / 14 km
- [MS88](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ms88.md) Oreck Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [KMJD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmjd.md) Picayune Municipal Airport · 11 mi / 17 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/ms61/data