FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1R8 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-52-13.4250N / 087-49-09.5600W 30-52.223750N / 087-49.159333W 30.8703958 / -87.8193222 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 248 ft. / 75.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of BAY MINETTE, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | 0700-1900 FOR SVC CALL 251-937-2900. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| 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 |
| BFMr034/19.7 | | BROOKLEY VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 04E |
| SJIr068/29.1 | | SEMMES VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 05E |
| NUNr313/(34.5) | | SAUFLEY VOR | | 108.80 | | 01E |
| GCVr107/36.9 | | GREENE COUNTY VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SUMMERDALE | | 347/22.8 | | 204 | | 01E | | ESU | . ... ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5497 x 80 ft. / 1675 x 24 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard NSTD MIRL; RY 08 FIRST 87 FT UNLGTD. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 30-52.194500N | | 30-52.253000N |
| Longitude: | 087-49.683833W | | 087-48.634833W |
| Elevation: | 206.7 ft. | | 248.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 086 | | 266 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left RY 8 PAPI OTS. | | 2-light PAPI on left RY 26 PAPI OTS. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes RY 8 REIL OTS. | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 35 ft. trees, 1190 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear RY 08 +5 FT BRUSH 135 FT FROM THLD & 90 FT RIGHT. | | none RY 28 +5 FT DIRT ROAD 70 FT FROM THLD & PERPENDICULAR TO RY +5 FT BRUSH 115 FT FROM THLD & 80 FT RIGHT. |
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: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 23/day * | | 90% | transient general aviation | | 10% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 02 March 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | (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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (187KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (221KB) |
| VOR RWY 08 | |
download (245KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:29 | | 10:29 |
| Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunset | | 19:39 | | 00:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:06 | | 01:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-May-2008 16:01:51 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-May-2008 11:01:51 |
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| METAR |
KBFM 20nm SW | 161553Z 26005KT 2SM -TSRA BR OVC003CB 21/19 A2998 RMK AO2 PRESRR SLP153 OCNL LTGCC OHD TS OHD MOV E T02110194 PNO
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KMOB 25nm SW | 161600Z 21006KT 5SM TSRA BR BKN003 BKN010 OVC014CB 20/19 A2999 RMK AO2 TSB1559 OCNL LTGIC W TS W MOV E P0001
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KJKA 36nm S | 161600Z AUTO 19003KT 5SM VCTSRA SCT012 BKN019 BKN033 20/20 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS
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| TAF |
KBFM 20nm SW | 161127Z 161212 VRB07KT 2SM +TSRA BR BKN007CB BKN026 OVC040 FM1400 33008KT 6SM -SHRA BKN010 OVC020 FM1900 35012KT P6SM BKN007 OVC025 FM0000 36009KT P6SM OVC100 FM0600 01007KT P6SM SCT150 SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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