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1R8 Bay Minette Municipal Airport
Bay Minette, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 1R8
Lat/Long: 30-52-13.2000N / 087-49-09.6000W
30-52.220000N / 087-49.160000W
30.8703333 / -87.8193333
(estimated)
Elevation: 248 ft. / 75.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 00E (2000)
From city: 3 miles SW of BAY MINETTE, AL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 36507

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1962
Sectional chart: NEW ORLEANS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-0200
FOR AFTER HRS SVC CALL 251-937-2900.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 AND PAPI RY 08 & 26 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
MOBILE APPROACH: 118.5
MOBILE DEPARTURE: 118.5
WX ASOS at BFM (19 nm SW): PHONE 251-431-6762
  • UNICOM ATTENDED BY GROUND PERSONNEL.
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 127.65/288.15 (MOBILE RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BFMr034/19.7BROOKLEY VORTAC112.8004E
SJIr068/29.1SEMMES VORTAC115.3005E
NUNr313/(34.5)SAUFLEY VOR108.8001E
GCVr107/36.9GREENE COUNTY VORTAC115.7005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SUMMERDALE350/22.820402WESU . ... ..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A JET-A+
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 5500 x 79 ft. / 1676 x 24 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 28.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 30-52.186043N30-52.252910N
Longitude: 087-49.683643W087-48.634830W
Elevation: 206.5 ft.248.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.8%0.8%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 086266
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left2-light PAPI on left
RY 26 PAPI OTS INDEFLY.
Runway end identifier lights: yes
RY 08 REIL OTS INDEFLY.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF BAY MINETTE
PO BOX 1208
BAY MINETTE, AL 36507
Phone 334-937-5502
Manager: GEORGE SIGLER
11981 AIRPORT RD
BAY MINETTE, AL 36507
Phone 251-937-2900

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 30
Single engine airplanes: 28
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 480/day *
58% local general aviation
22% transient general aviation
15% military
5% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 17 March 2009

Additional Remarks

HIGH CONCENTRATION OF CIVILIAN FLIGHT TRAINING.
(CONTACT TITLE) EMERGENCY NUMBER 772-584-1527.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08   download (189KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download (223KB)
VOR RWY 08   download (247KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (49KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBFM - Mobile Downtown Airport (19 nm SW)
0R1 - Atmore Municipal Airport (21 nm NE)
KMOB - Mobile Regional Airport (24 nm SW)
4R4 - H L Sonny Callahan Airport (25 nm S)
5R4 - Foley Municipal Airport (27 nm S)
 
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Area around 1R8 (Bay Minette Municipal Airport)
 
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From to 1R8

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4811:48
Sunrise06:1312:13
Sunset16:5722:57
Evening civil twilight17:2223:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 08:19:22
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 02:19:22
 
METAR
KBFM 
20nm SW 
080753Z AUTO 07007KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP214 T01720128
KMOB 
25nm SW 
080756Z 08006KT 10SM SCT250 15/11 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP209 T01500111
KJKA 
36nm S 
080800Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 19/14 A3015 RMK AO2 T01900142
TAF
KBFM 
20nm SW 
080531Z 0806/0906 01003KT P6SM BKN250 FM081200 07008KT P6SM BKN250 FM081700 08014G20KT P6SM BKN250 FM082200 09010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Bay Minette Aviation UNICOM 122.80
251-937-2900
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...
 
U.S. Government Fuel   Courtesy car   Courtesy transportation   CATS Testing Center   FAA Authorized Chart Agent   Jeppesen Authorized Dealer   Wireless Internet Access  
 
More info and photos of Bay Minette Aviation


FS 
SS 
100LL 
$4.02 
$4.02 
Jet A 
$3.90 
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SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into 1R8 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
WINDWOOD INN OF BAY MINETTE 2.1 49-55
DAYS INN BAY MINETTE 2.9 57-63
 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Bay Minette Municipal Airport

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54 in Mobile
 

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