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Mobile International Airport
USGS aerial image, 2002
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorMobile Airport Authority
ServesMobile, Alabama
Elevation AMSL26 ft (7.9 m)
Coordinates30°37′36″N 088°04′05″W / 30.62667°N 88.06806°W / 30.62667; -88.06806
Websitehttp://www.flybfm.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Interactive map of Mobile International Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 9,618 2,932 Asphalt/Concrete
18/36 7,800 2,377 Asphalt/concrete
Statistics (2024)
Aircraft operations50,899
Total Passengers10,804
Based aircraft25
Source: FAA[1] and airport website[2][3]

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.

According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.[4] This was a change from the 2007–2011 NPIAS Report, when it was categorized as a reliever airport.[5]

Facilities

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The airport has a control tower and has both a 9,618-by-150-foot (2,932 m × 46 m) runway and a 7,800-by-150-foot (2,377 m × 46 m) runway. Various instrument approaches to all runways are available, including an on-site VORTAC and instrument landing system (ILS). The complex is served by a 24-hour fixed-base operator, Signature Flight Services.

In late 2018, the Mobile Airport Authority began renovating an underutilized building partially occupied by Airbus into a low-cost carrier passenger airport facility called Terminal 1. Since its opening on May 1, 2019, Terminal 1 has housed two boarding gates and five ticket counters. Frontier Airlines Flight 410 from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport was the first scheduled revenue flight, arriving at the facility on May 1. In the summer of 2019, the authority plans to take over the remaining space in the building to completely build out Terminal 1. After this build-out, Terminal 1 will have four gates and additional holding and concession space. The total square footage will be around 50,000 square feet.[6]

Terminal 1 is located at the southern terminus of Michigan Avenue in the Brookley Complex, less than a mile south of Interstate 10.

Operations

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For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2023, the airport had 21,276 aircraft operations, an average of 68 per day: 53% military, 30% general aviation, 9% air taxi, and 7% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 25 aircraft based at this airport: 16 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, 6 jet and 1 helicopter.[1]

Airlines and destinations

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In 2018, the Mobile Airport Authority commissioned a study on whether to move passenger service to Mobile Downtown Airport from Mobile Regional Airport and announced ViaAir would start a route to Orlando in the spring.[7] In January 2019, Frontier Airlines announced new service to Denver and Chicago beginning in May 2019.[8] ViaAir announced they were ending most scheduled services network-wide, including at BFM, on May 23, 2019.[9] On January 7, 2020, Frontier announced it would suspend all service to BFM, leaving the airport with no commercial passenger service.[10] However, on April 13, 2020, Frontier announced it would stay at the Downtown Airport and commence service to Orlando.[11] On June 4, 2020, it was announced that Frontier had ceased all operations at BFM.[12]

In August 2020, the Mobile Airport Authority began working on a master plan to shift commercial airline flights to the more convenient downtown airport. The FAA approved the move in April 2021.[13] The new passenger terminal will feature five gates and is projected to open in fall 2026. The move is expected to make the airport more convenient for Baldwin County passengers, making it more competitive against Pensacola International Airport.[14]

On March 7, 2023, Avelo Airlines announced twice weekly service to Orlando.[15] The service was suspended indefinitely beginning March 4, 2024.

On January 24, 2024, Breeze Airways announced twice weekly service to Orlando. The airline suspended service to Mobile on January 31, 2025.[16]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Amazon Air Fort Worth/Alliance[17]
FedEx Express Memphis

Accidents and incidents

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  • On May 3, 1943, a USAAF Douglas C-53 Skytrooper, a version of the Douglas C-47 Skytrain crashed into Mobile Bay after takeoff, 0.5 miles S of then Mobile-Brookley AAF (BFM). Number of occupants/fatalities unknown.[18]
  • On April 4, 1952, a mid-air collision occurred at night between a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II and a Douglas C-47 Skytrain 9km N of Mobile-Brookley AFB. Both aircraft spun down, crashing on top of parked railroad box cars and bursting into flames. Six occupants died on the Globemaster and 9 occupants on the Skytrain were killed.[19][20]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "FAA Airport Form 5010 for BFM" (PDF). FAA. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 16 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 "The People of Brookley Complex". Brookley Complex website. Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
  3. ↑ name="s199">"Air Traffic Activity System (ATADS)". aspm.faa.gov. Archived from the original on 2026-03-09. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  4. ↑ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems Archived 2011-08-06 at the Wayback Machine for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB) Archived 2011-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
  5. ↑ 2007–2011 NPIAS Report Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.26 MB) Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 6 October 2006.
  6. ↑ Sharp, John (28 March 2019). "Mobile readies for airport's May 1 opening". AL.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Specker, Lawrence (February 28, 2018). "Passenger flights from Downtown Mobile Airport feasible by year's end". AL.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  8. ↑ Liesch, Dale (January 22, 2019). "Frontier Airlines announces nonstop low-cost flights to Denver and Chicago". Lagniappe. Archived from the original on February 4, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  9. ↑ Beahm, Anna (May 23, 2019). "Via Airlines leaving all Alabama airports effective immediately". AL.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Frontier flights from Mobile Downtown Airport ending in April | Mobile County Alabama News | fox10tv.com". Archived from the original on 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  11. ↑ "Frontier Airlines to stay in Mobile with Orlando route". AL.com. 13 April 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  12. ↑ Ramey, Andrea (4 June 2020). "Frontier Airlines pulls flights from Downtown Mobile Airport, again". NBC 15. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "FAA approves master plan to relocate Mobile commercial flights downtown". WKRG News 5. 2021-04-06. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2026-09-15.
  14. ↑ Taylor, Cameron (2026-01-30). "Exclusive look inside Mobile's new airport terminal". Fox10TV.com. Retrieved 2026-09-15.
  15. ↑ "Avelo Airlines to offer nonstop service from Mobile International to Orlando". WKRG. 7 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Breeze Airways halts flights from Mobile airport". January 3, 2025. Archived from the original on January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Amazon Air". 3 November 2022. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  18. ↑ "Accident description for 42-15534 at aviation-safety.net". aviation-safety.net. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Accident description for 45-926 at aviation-safety.net". aviation-safety.net. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Accident description for 50-1260 at aviation-safety.net". aviation-safety.net. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
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