FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 -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: | MON-FRI 0800-2000, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1700 AFTER HRS SVC CALL 251-937-2900. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 AND PAPI RY 08 & 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
- 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 | | 350/22.8 | | 204 | | 02W | | ESU | . ... ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ 100LL FUEL 24 HR SELF SVC AVBL. JET A+ FUEL SVC AVBL 0800-2000 CALL 251-937-2900. |
| 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 30-52.186043N | | 30-52.252910N |
| Longitude: | 087-49.683643W | | 087-48.634830W |
| Elevation: | 206.5 ft. | | 248.1 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 (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes RY 08 REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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 251-937-5502 |
| Manager: | TAMMY EADY 11981 AIRPORT RD BAY MINETTE, AL 36507 Phone 251-937-2900 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 480/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 22% | transient general aviation | | 15% | military | | 5% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 21 June 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HIGH CONCENTRATION OF CIVILIAN FLIGHT TRAINING. |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (201KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (180KB) |
| VOR RWY 08 | |
download (201KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (189KB) |
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)
KCQF - H L Sonny Callahan Airport (25 nm S)
5R4 - Foley Municipal Airport (27 nm S)
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Times for 12-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 10:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:17 | | 11:17 |
| Sunset | | 19:36 | | 00:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:02 | | 01:02 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 02:39:47 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Aug-2013 21:39:47 |
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| METAR |
KBFM 20nm SW | 130153Z 00000KT 10SM FEW025 27/26 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02670256
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KCQF 25nm S | 130155Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO PNO
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KMOB 25nm SW | 130156Z 19003KT 10SM FEW200 27/24 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02670244
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KJKA 36nm S | 130155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A3005 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KBFM 20nm SW | 122259Z 1223/1318 21005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM131200 29002KT P6SM SCT030CB BKN250 PROB30 1312/1318 4SM TSRA BKN025CB
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| NOTAMs |
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