Mobile Regional Airport Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile (former Bates Army Airfield) | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Mobile Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Mobile, Alabama | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Mobile County | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 219 ft / 67 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°41′29″N 88°14′34″W / 30.69139°N 88.24278°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.mobairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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Mobile Regional Airport (IATA: MOB, ICAO: KMOB, FAA LID: MOB) is a public/military airport 13 miles (21 km) west of Mobile, in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.[2] The airport is owned and operated by the Mobile Airport Authority,[2] a self-funded entity that receives no local tax dollars.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.[3] Federal Aviation Administration records show the airport had 286,956 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 280,491 in 2009 and 277,232 in 2010.[5]
The airport is home to U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Training Center, Mobile, providing advanced training to U.S. Coast Guard pilots and aircrew in MH-65D Dolphin and MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters, as well as the HC-144A/B Ocean Sentry turboprop aircraft. The Alabama Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment's "B" Company is also located at the airport.
In August 2020 it was announced that the Mobile Airport Authority will shift commercial airline flights to the more convenient Mobile Downtown Airport, now renamed Mobile International Airport.[6]
- ^ "Huntsville, AL: Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field (HSV)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for MOB PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 8, 2022.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ^ "Master plan for Downtown Mobile airport includes new $160 million terminal". al.com. August 4, 2020.