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Class G

Roy E. Ray Airport

ID 5R7 Elev 80 ft Lat 30° 27.26' N Lon 88° 12.67' W Zulu …

Live conditions at 5R7

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Aerial view · 5R7

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for 5R7 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at 5R7

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.55%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 — 2,000 ft 150 ft TURF-G No 0.55%
36 — 2,000 ft 150 ft TURF-G No 0.55%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for 5R7, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

0 matched · 4 not yet translated

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·FOR CD CTC MOBILE APCH AT 251-662-6236, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
  • ·ARPT CURRENTLY UNLICENSED BY STATE OF ALABAMA.
  • ·FOR ARPT ATTENDANT CALL 251-591-6985 RWY 18/36 MKD WITH FRANGIBLE PVC PIPE AND WHITE PLASTIC MATS.
  • ·VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS ONLY.

Field profile

Wikipedia

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Roy E. Ray Airport is a privately owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Bayou La Batre, a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at 5R7

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

1

11.1% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

See ranking across all airports → · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Ground collision 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=10

  • Other 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Ground collision 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-12-13 AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB · Other · day →
2018-05-05 Yakovlev YAK 52 · Ground collision · day →
2012-01-19 M-SQUARED AIRCRAFT BREESE 2 · Other · VMC · day →
2002-09-29 Piper PA-28R-200 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2002-03-24 Beech C-24R · CFIT · VMC · day →
2002-01-13 Consolidated-Vultee 108-M · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2000-09-03 Eugene L. Capozzi VAN RV-6A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1996-04-21 RANS S6ES · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1996-01-14 Cessna 310C · Hard landing · day →
1981-11-08 Cessna T210N · Other →

Designees in AL

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as 5R7 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

1,090

Flight Instructors

A&P

6,369

Mechanics

AME

38

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

8

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DAR-F

4

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

5

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

4

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

8

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

28

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

TCE

3

Training Center Evaluators (TCE)

Schools

29

Flight Schools

FBO

50

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

11

Flying Clubs

Repair

5

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

9

EAA Chapters

DPEs near 5R7

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Zachary James Loren Mcneill Fairhope AL 18 nm
Douglas Dobson Pensacola FL 53 nm
Joseph Francis Cerwin Pensacola FL 53 nm
Lamar Anthony Childs Pensacola FL 53 nm
Rogers Alden Porter Pensacola FL 53 nm
Dennis Allan Sherwood Milton FL 61 nm
Desiree Deann Strong Kiln MS 63 nm
Fernando Emilio Daleccio Fort Walton Beach FL 82 nm
Michael Gilbert Percy Fort Walton Beach FL 82 nm
Stanley Joe Burks Moselle MS 84 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near 5R7

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Robert Hillery Grice Irvington AL 2 nm
Phillip Marion Grice Irvington AL 2 nm
Sanjiv Devadas Birsen Irvington AL 2 nm
Benjamin Adam Rumbley Theodore AL 5 nm
James Patrick Sedberry Grand Bay AL 7 nm
Joshua Gregory Collins Grand Bay AL 7 nm
David Gene Kenning Mobile AL 14 nm
Samuel Walter Porter Mobile AL 14 nm
Eric Lynn Savadra Mobile AL 14 nm
William Stephen Wiggins Jr Mobile AL 14 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near 5R7

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Robert Lantz Pohlman Irvington AL 2 nm
William Allen Ross Irvington AL 2 nm
Mark Gerard Voss Irvington AL 2 nm
Phillip Marion Grice Irvington AL 2 nm
Kevin Wayne Williams Irvington AL 2 nm
Sanjiv Devadas Birsen Irvington AL 2 nm
William Clyde Blackwood Irvington AL 2 nm
Arthur Chester Loewen Jr Irvington AL 2 nm
Bruce Sopha Irvington AL 2 nm
Ronald Todd Bryant Irvington AL 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near 5R7

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 17 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 53 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 97 nm
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 108 nm
Sunset Eagle
Panama City, FL
 125 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 143 nm
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 153 nm
Patterson Avionics, Inc.
Patterson, LA
 168 nm
Centric MX
Apalachicola, FL
 171 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 184 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.