Mobile International Airport
Airport in Mobile, Alabama, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mobile International Airport (IATA: BFM, ICAO: KBFM, FAA LID: BFM) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Mobile, a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.[1] The airport is a principal component of the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley, a 1,650-acre (668 ha) industrial complex. Presently the facility covers 1,616 acres (654 ha) of land.[1] It is owned and operated by the Mobile Airport Authority.[2] Prior to 1969, the airport was part of an active military installation known as Brookley Air Force Base.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Mobile Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Mobile, Alabama | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°37′36″N 088°04′05″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | http://www.flybfm.com | ||||||||||||||
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According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.[3] This was a change from the 2007–2011 NPIAS Report, when it was categorized as a reliever airport.[4]