Airports / Mississippi / VKS
Vicksburg Municipal Airport
KVKS / VKSVicksburg, MississippiELEV 106 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#13 / 28
Mississippi airports by Google rating
4.5★ across 10 Google ratings — ranked against 28 rated MS fields.
43 nm
To the nearest alternate
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN).
Overview
Vicksburg Municipal Airport (KVKS / VKS) sits in Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it functions as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 106 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list VKS as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN, 43 nm), Monroe Regional Airport (MLU, 59 nm), and McComb-Pike County Airport / John E Lewis Field (MCB, 68 nm).
Trip costs from VKS are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from VKS to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“Friendly staff and nice facilities.”
Mikey Tingstrom4★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“Friendly staff and nice facilities.”
Mikey Tingstrom4★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Vicksburg Municipal Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KVKS
IATA
VKS
FAA / Local
VKS
Elevation
106 ft
Coordinates
32.2393° N · 90.9284° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs MS fields
state range 17–575 ft
At 106 ft, VKS sits lower than 83% of the 30 Mississippi fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 43nmJANJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International AirportJackson
- 59nmMLUMonroe Regional AirportMonroe
- 68nmMCBMcComb-Pike County Airport / John E Lewis FieldMcComb
- 75nmGLHMid Delta Regional AirportGreenville
- 86nmESFEsler Army Airfield / Esler Regional AirportAlexandria
- 86nmGWOGreenwood–Leflore AirportGreenwood
Location
Open the full mapKVKS · Vicksburg Municipal Airport · Vicksburg, MS
From the ramp
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