Key Field
MEI · KMEI · Meridian, Mississippi · Lauderdale County · map
Key Field is a public-use airport, 3 miles southwest of Meridian, Mississippi, 298 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 01/19, is 10,003 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives).
Weather right now KMEI · observed 4:58 pm CDT (21:58 UTC), 8 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (050°) at 9 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 4,400 feet
- Temperature 85°F (29°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter 29.91 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet VFR
- From Tue 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the east at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMEI 062158Z 05009KT 10SM FEW044 29/19 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02940189
TAF KMEI 061720Z 0618/0718 05005KT P6SM SCT015 FM061900 08008KT P6SM SCT040
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MEI · ICAO KMEI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 298 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm, otr times by notam
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 10,003 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 5,052 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 990 ft, 9,013 ft available for landing
- Runway 19: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 990 ft, 9,013 ft available for landing
- Runway 04: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 86 ft high 1,926 ft from the end
- Runway 22: PAPI, two lights on the left, pole 35 ft high 1,125 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 133.975 | Key |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 126.475 | Key |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.9 | Key |
| Approach and departure | 120.5 | Key |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Key |
| Meridian and center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.975 | Key |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 601-207-0082.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Meridian from the FAA register
61 aircraft are registered to owners in Meridian, Mississippi: 41 piston singles, 9 balloons, 5 business jets, 2 piston twins, 2 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Mississippi.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Ang atndd 7:00 am to 4:30 pm MON-FRI except holidays.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 01 and 19; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22; high-intensity runway lights runway 01/19; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- NON-STD resa due to surface varns.
- Dthr concrete.
- Ang ltd parking use; rsc information available for ang operations durg nml duty hours. All tran aircraft 48 hour prior permission required. Obo.
- Ang provides air traffic control services at kmei.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.