Maxwell Air Force Base
MXF · KMXF · Montgomery, Alabama · Montgomery County · map
Maxwell Air Force Base is a private airport owned by Usaf, 2 miles northwest of Montgomery, Alabama, 171 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 8,008 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KMXF · observed 4:55 pm CDT (21:55 UTC), 57 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 85°F (30°C), dew point 56°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 29.90 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 12 knots, clear skies
- Changing between Wed 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC) and 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC) to: wind from the east at 9 knots, clear skies
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMXF 062155Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM CLR 30/13 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02960133
TAF KMXF 061900Z 0619/0801 07012KT 9999 SKC QNH2992INS BECMG 0705/0706 09009KT 9999 SKC QNH2989INS TX31/0620Z TN17/0712Z
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 MXF · ICAO KMXF
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- Usaf
- Elevation
- 171 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1400-0400z++ weekdays; 1600-0000z++ weekends, closed fed holidays.
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 2:00 pm to 0400z++; weekends, 4:00 pm to 0000z++
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1941
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 8,008 × 150 ft | Asphalt | High-intensity lights |
| 009/189 | 3,015 × 60 ft | Asphalt |
- Runway 15: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
- Runway 33: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 134.7 | Maxwell |
| Ground | 127.15 | Maxwell |
| Tower | 118.15 | Maxwell |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service North | 121.2 | Maxwell |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service South | 124.0 | Maxwell |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Maxwell |
| Montgomery and center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.55 | Maxwell |
| Pre-taxi clearance | 139.3 | Maxwell |
Aircraft registered in Montgomery from the FAA register
130 aircraft are registered to owners in Montgomery, Alabama: 78 piston singles, 11 piston twins, 11 helicopters, 9 turboprops, 9 drones. 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 · 3 since 1982, 0 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
- Rectangular 1029 feet above ground level, overhead 1529 feet above ground level.
- Closed federal holidays.
- PAPI unusable beyond 8 degreess left and 12 degreess right of centerline.
- Jasu: 4(A/M32A-86D) 2(AM32-95)
- Fuel: a++
- Tran alert: airevac and DV aircraft will be given priority svcg.
- Restricted: dur bird watch condition code moderate and severe, aircrews should refer to AP/1 for bash hazard conditions and restrictions; aircrews can obtain current bird watch condition FR ATIS/ptd/tower.
- Caution: practice missed approach in VFR condition maintenance runway hdg below 1200' until over departure end of runway then immed right standard rate turn to hdg 300 degrees to avoid dannelly field.
- Misc: 1ST 2207' runway 15 is concrete and grooved, next 3984' is asphalt, next 400' is concrete overlay and grooved, remaining 1507' is asphalt; reverse order for runway 33.
- Radar: see terminal flip for radar minima.
- A-GEAR: runway 15, hook MB60 (35' ovrn)
- A-GEAR: runway 33, hook MB60 (35' ovrn)
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.