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Destination Airport ID:
Mileage Type:
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Airport Location:
FAA Identifier:
BFM
Latitude/Longitude:
30-37-36.4000N / 088-04-05.1000W
30.6267 / -88.0681
Elevation:
26 feet MSL (Surveyed)
Magnetic Variation:
01W (2005)
Land Area Covered:
1616 acres
From City:
3 nautical miles S of Mobile, AL
County/Parish:
Mobile, AL
Airport Operations:
Airport Use:
Public
Activiation Date:
4/1/1940 12:00:00 AM
Sectional Chart:
New Orleans
Control Tower:
Yes
ARTCC:
Houston Center (ZHU)
FSS:
Anniston Flight Service Station ()
Attendance:
ALL/ALL/0700-2300
Wind Indicator:
Yes - Lighted
Segmented Circle:
Yes
Lights:
See Rmk
Beacon:
White-Green (lighted land airport)
International Operations:
No
Landing Fee:
No
Communications:
Unicom:
122.95
CTAF:
118.8
NG OPS
125.525
NG OPS
49.85FM
LCL/P
251.1
LCL/P
118.8
GND/P
121.7
GND/P
239.3
EMERG
121.5
ATIS
135.575
APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 127.65/285.475 (MOBILE RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
SAWRS 0800-1900.
Services:
Fuel available:
100LL Jet-A
Airframe Repair:
Major
Power Plant Repair:
Major
Bottled oxygen:
None
Bulk oxygen:
High/low
Runway Information:
Runway:
14/32
Dimensions:
9618 x 150 ft.
Surface:
Asphalt - in poor conditionortland cement concrete
Surface Treatment:
Saw-cut or plastic groove
Weight Bearing Capacity:
Single wheel:
75 K lbs.
Double wheel:
185 K lbs.
Double tandem:
325 K lbs.
Runway Edge Lights:
High intensity
Runway:
18/36
Dimensions:
7800 x 150 ft.
Surface:
Asphalt - in poor conditionortland cement concrete
Weight Bearing Capacity:
Single wheel:
76 K lbs.
Double wheel:
150 K lbs.
Double tandem:
320 K lbs.
Runway Edge Lights:
Medium intensity
Airport Ownership and Management:
Ownership:
Publicly Owned
Owner:
Mobile Airport Authority
1891-9th St/brookley Complex
Mobile, AL 36615
251-438-7334
Manager:
Thomas G. Hughes
P O Box 88004
Mobile, AL 36608
251-639-4680
Sectional Map:
Mobile Downtown at SkyVector.com
Remarks:
THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
CONDITIONS NOT MONITORED WHEN ATCT CLSD.
FAX PHONE 251-694-7667.
CLOSED TO AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS WITH MORE THAN 30 SEATS EXCEPT WITH A 48HR PPR CALL ARPT POLICE 251-639-4682.
RY 14/32 CNTRLN LGTS AVBL DURG ATCT OPER HRS ONLY.
TDZ LGTS AVBL DURG ACTC OPER HRS ONLY.
DUSK-DAWN. WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RY 32 - CTAF. HIRL RY 14/32 PRESET ON STEP 3 OR HIGHER BASED ON WX.
PRIOR TO FAA ACT.
Nearby Public Airports: (50 mile radius)
ID
Name
City/State/Use
Chart
Distance
MOB
Mobile Rgnl
Mobile, AL - Public
New Orleans
11 miles
5R7
Roy E Ray
Bayou La Batre, AL - Public
New Orleans
15 miles
2R5
St Elmo
St Elmo, AL - Public
New Orleans
15 miles
CQF
H L Sonny Callahan
Fairhope, AL - Public
New Orleans
16 miles
15A
Mark Reynolds/north Mobile County
Creola, AL - Public
New Orleans
20 miles
1R8
Bay Minette Muni
Bay Minette, AL - Public
New Orleans
22 miles
4R9
Jeremiah Denton
Dauphin Island, AL - Public
New Orleans
26 miles
5R4
Foley Muni
Foley, AL - Public
New Orleans
26 miles
PQL
Trent Lott Intl
Pascagoula, MS - Public
New Orleans
30 miles
JKA
Jack Edwards
Gulf Shores, AL - Public
New Orleans
33 miles
5R2
Ocean Springs
Ocean Springs, MS - Public
New Orleans
44 miles
82J
Ferguson
Pensacola, FL - Public
New Orleans
46 miles
0R1
Atmore Muni
Atmore, AL - Public
New Orleans
46 miles
Nearby Private Airports: (20 mile radius)
ID
Name
City/State/Use
Chart
Distance
2AL6
Dale O Galer Aerodrome
Theodore, AL - Private
New Orleans
12 miles
26AL
Richardson Field
Mobile, AL - Private
New Orleans
13 miles
4AL3
Treeo
Daphne, AL - Private
New Orleans
15 miles
AL74
Grimes Field
Semmes, AL - Private
New Orleans
17 miles
62AL
Skywest Airpark
Mobile, AL - Private
New Orleans
18 miles
1AL5
Berry Field
Loxley, AL - Private
New Orleans
19 miles
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