Mobile International
BFM · KBFM · Mobile, Alabama · Mobile County · map
Mobile International is a public-use airport owned by Mobile Airport Authority, 3 miles south of Mobile, Alabama, 26 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 9,618 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KBFM · observed 2:53 pm CDT (19:53 UTC), 43 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (050°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- Temperature 83°F (28°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter 29.89 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:27 pm CDT (17:27 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 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,100 feet MVFR
- From Tue 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet MVFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBFM 061953Z 05010KT 10SM BKN035 28/21 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02830211
TAF KBFM 061727Z 0618/0718 04009KT P6SM BKN021 FM062100 06012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN150 FM071200 03011KT P6SM OVC015
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 BFM · ICAO KBFM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Mobile Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 7:00 pm sunday; 7:00 am to 10:00 pm monday; 3:30 am to 10:00 pm tuesday through friday; 4:00 am to 7:00 pm saturday.
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New Orleans sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 9,618 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 7,800 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, tree 39 ft high 1,535 ft from the end
- Runway 32: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left, pole 33 ft high 1,200 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, trees 55 ft high 1,300 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.8 | International |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 135.575 | International |
| Ground | 121.7 | International |
| Approach and departure | 118.5 | International |
| Emergency | 121.5 | International |
| Ng and operations | 125.525 | International |
| Mobile and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.65 | International |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 251-431-6762.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Mobile from the FAA register
143 aircraft are registered to owners in Mobile, Alabama: 104 piston singles, 19 business jets, 10 helicopters, 4 turboprops, 4 piston twins. 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 Alabama.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 2 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
- Prior to FAA act.
- Conditions not mnt when the control tower closed.
- Dusk to dawn. When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 32 - the common traffic frequency. High-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 preset on step 3 or hyr based on weather.
- Runway 14/32 centerline lights available durg the control tower oper hours only.
- Tdz lights available durg actc oper hours only.
- Hot cargo space asgnd to taxiway a between runway 18/36 and A6
- Airport mntn rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index B. index C available upon required.
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.