St. Elmo Airport
2R5 · St Elmo, Alabama · Mobile County · map
St. Elmo Airport is a public-use airport owned by Mobile Airport Authority, 2 miles west of St Elmo, Alabama, 132 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 3,998 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 23 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 20,400 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for St. Elmo Airport?
Its FAA code is 2R5.
Where is St. Elmo Airport?
It is 2 miles west of St Elmo, Alabama, 132 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at St. Elmo Airport?
Its one runway, 06/24, is 3,998 feet long, asphalt.
Does St. Elmo Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at St. Elmo Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at St. Elmo Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Tcm Flying Club INC and Bates Field Aero Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to St. Elmo Airport?
7 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for St. Elmo Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 2R5
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Mobile Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 132 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- New Orleans sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1945
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,998 × 80 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Approach and departure | 121.0 | |
| Mobile and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.65 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Mobile Regional (11 nm north), Trent Lott International (13 nm west), Mobile International (13 nm northeast), H L Sonny Callahan Airport (21 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alabama · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Built before 1959
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency.
- Mobile airport authority
- Fuel 24 hour credit card service available.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 22 |
| jets | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 20,400, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 12,500 |
| general aviation, local | 7,900 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in St Elmo from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list St Elmo, AL as the owner's town.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Tcm Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · Mobile, 13 miles away
- Bates Field Aero Club INC 2 aircraft · Mobile, 13 miles away Bates Field Aero Club is a flying club founded in 1968 in Mobile, Alabama, that promotes general aviation.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 7 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 5 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners.
All 24 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alabama 1,210 since 1982 · 172 in the last ten years
- Tcm Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · flying club
- Bates Field Aero Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alabama 85 landing places
- Alabama 4,341 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/2R5.json.
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 26, 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.