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, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 25 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 51,343 takeoffs and landings a year. About 9,077 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KBFM · observed 11:53 am CDT (16:53 UTC), 16 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 83°F (28°C), dew point 67°F (19°C)
- Altimeter 30.15 inHg
The forecast issued Mon 6:23 am CDT (11:23 UTC), good until Tue 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC)
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBFM 121653Z 06004KT 10SM CLR 28/19 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 T02830194
TAF KBFM 121123Z 1212/1312 31003KT P6SM SKC FM121400 01005KT P6SM SKC FM121800 16005KT P6SM SKC FM130000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (TLH, 193 nm east), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 360° at 24 kt; 6,000 ft: 350° at 19 kt, 18 °C; 9,000 ft: 340° at 18 kt, 11 °C; 12,000 ft: 320° at 14 kt, 6 °C; 18,000 ft: 360° at 12 kt, -5 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mobile Regional (10 nm northwest), H L Sonny Callahan Airport (14 nm southeast), Bay Minette Municipal (19 nm northeast).
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
- 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.
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 317 departures from BFM in those twelve months, carrying 872 passengers in 1,760 seats (50% filled), to 16 destinations (2 abroad) on 9 airlines.
All 16 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 16 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| jets | 6 |
| helicopters | 1 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 51,343, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 2,016 |
| air taxi and commuter | 1,802 |
| general aviation, travelling | 7,677 |
| general aviation, local | 2,224 |
| military | 37,624 |
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 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alabama.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Mobile, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Red Star Aero Services LLC Red Star Aero Services provides parts, sales, and maintenance services for MiG-15, MiG-17, and L-29 aircraft.
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Mobile, by their names on the register:
- Tcm Flying Club INC 3 aircraft
- Bates Field Aero Club INC 2 aircraft Bates Field Aero Club is a flying club founded in 1968 in Mobile, Alabama, that promotes general aviation through aircraft ownership and membership.
Charter operators and airlines based in Mobile:
- Jet Services INC 4 aircraft on the certificate Jet Services, Inc.
Repair stations in Mobile:
- Aerostar INC Aerostar is an FAA/EASA Part 145 certified repair station specializing in hydraulic, pneumatic, electromechanical, and aircraft power generation component repairs.
- Airbus Americas INC
- Airbus Ds Military Aircraft INC
- Challenge Engineering & Testing
- Coastal Winds Avionics Coastal Winds Avionics is a Part 145 repair station in Mobile, Alabama specializing in avionics upgrades, retrofits, repairs, and installations.
- Jet Services Maintenance INC
- Maas Aviation Brookley INC
- Safran Landing Systems Kentucy LLC
Companies in the same town as this airport; 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
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 11 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 5 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners, 4 administrative pilot examiners.
- Dennis Allan Sherwood private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pensacola Air · Pensacola, FL (46 nm) · (262) 914-1915 · tosaservices@gmail.com
- Douglas Dobson private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pensacola International Airport · Pensacola, FL (46 nm) · (850) 529-2727 · doug.dobson@gmail.com
- Joseph Francis Cerwin private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pensacola, FL (46 nm) · (850) 512-2159 · cerwinj@aol.com
- Lamar Anthony Childs instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Pensacola, FL (46 nm) · (850) 602-3319 · lachilds@cox.net
- Rogers Alden Porter instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · PENSACOLA AVIATION CENTER · Pensacola, FL (46 nm) · (850) 582-2459 · ckride@bellsouth.net
All 39 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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, 2 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
- Aircraft registered in Mobile 143 aircraft · 104 piston singles, 19 business jets, 10 helicopters
- Red Star Aero Services LLC 9 aircraft in town
- Cbft LLC 8 aircraft in town
- Continental Aerospace Technologies INC 7 aircraft in town
- Third Coast Aircraft LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Red Star Aero Services LLC 9 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Jet Services INC 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Tcm Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · flying club
- Bates Field Aero Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Aerostar INC · repair station
- Airbus Americas INC · repair station
- Airbus Ds Military Aircraft INC · repair station
- Challenge Engineering & Testing · repair station
- Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis (MEM) 249 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, Allegiant Air
- Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Field (LFT) 47 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 3 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Fortaleza (FOR) 3 flights in twelve months · TAM Linhas Aereas SA dba Latam Airlines Brasil
- Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance (AFW) 2 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines, Omni Air International LLC
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY) 2 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Santiago (SCL) 2 flights in twelve months · LATAM Airlines Group SA dba Lan Airlines
- Austin-Bergstrom International (AUS) 1 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 since 1982 · 2 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 4,322 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BFM.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 9, 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.