Roy E Ray Airport
5R7 · Bayou la Batre, Alabama · Mobile County · map
Roy E Ray Airport is a public-use airport, 3 miles northeast of Bayou la Batre, Alabama, 87 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,000 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Roy E Ray Airport?
Its FAA code is 5R7.
Where is Roy E Ray Airport?
It is 3 miles northeast of Bayou la Batre, Alabama, 87 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Roy E Ray Airport?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,000 feet long, grass.
Does Roy E Ray Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Roy E Ray 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
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 5R7
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 87 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, on call
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- New Orleans sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1965
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,000 × 150 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 18: pole 31 ft high 337 ft from the end
- Runway 36: trees 81 ft high 655 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Mobile International (13 nm northeast), Mobile Regional (14 nm north), Trent Lott International (16 nm west), H L Sonny Callahan Airport (17 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: St. Elmo Airport (4 nm northwest), Mobile International (13 nm northeast), Mobile Regional (14 nm north), Trent Lott International (16 nm west).
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
- VFR weather conditions only.
- Runway 18/36 marked with frangible pvc pipe and white plastic mats.
- Airport currently unlicensed by state of Alabama.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Bayou la Batre from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Bayou la Batre, AL as the owner's town.
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 · 9 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 9 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alabama 1,210 since 1982 · 172 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alabama 85 landing places
- Alabama 4,342 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/5R7.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 27, 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.