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K1R8 · Bay Minette Municipal Airport

FAA-LID · US · 8 NTSB events

ID K1R8 Elev 248 ft Lat 30° 52.22' N Lon 87° 49.16' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.76%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 086° 5,500 ft 79 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.76%
26 266° 5,500 ft 79 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.76%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • A/D MOBILE APP/DEP 118.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K1R8 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 3 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MOBILE APCH AT 251-662-6236, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
  • ·RWY ID AND TD MRKGS SEVERELY FADED 100LL FUEL 24 HR SELF SVC AVBL.
  • ·JET A+ FUEL SVC AVBL 0800-1700 CALL 251-937-2900.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Airport website ↗

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

2

25.0% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 175,200 ops in 2008

2024 total

175,200

10-yr total

1,752,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 5% · GA 80% · Mil 15%

Events / million ops

1.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.43

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=8

  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Other 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-01-27 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40 NG · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2025-12-03 MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2022-03-11 AMERICAN AA-1 · CFIT · IMC · night →
2012-08-12 Piper PA-22-160 · Ground collision · VMC · night →
2004-03-28 Aircraft MFG & Development Co. Alarus CH2T · Gear-up · IMC · night →
2002-09-16 Charles Maxted RV6 · Engine failure · IMC · day →
1995-12-13 Mooney M20J · Engine failure · VMC · night →
1991-10-14 Grumman G164 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in AL

CFI Flight Instructors 1,090 A&P Mechanics 6,369 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 5 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 4 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 28 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 3 Schools Flight Schools 29 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Zachary James Loren Mcneill Fairhope AL 21 nm
Douglas Dobson Pensacola FL 41 nm
Joseph Francis Cerwin Pensacola FL 41 nm
Lamar Anthony Childs Pensacola FL 41 nm
Rogers Alden Porter Pensacola FL 41 nm
Dennis Allan Sherwood Milton FL 42 nm
Fernando Emilio Daleccio Fort Walton Beach FL 67 nm
Michael Gilbert Percy Fort Walton Beach FL 67 nm
Robert Burnet Niceville FL 72 nm
Stanley Joe Burks Moselle MS 84 nm

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

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
George Michael Lattof Bay Minette AL 2 nm
Michelle Murphy Redetzke Bay Minette AL 2 nm
Bryan Anthony Redetzke Bay Minette AL 2 nm
Lawrence Lee Briggs Stapleton AL 8 nm
Dewitt Daniel Durden Spanish Fort AL 9 nm
Jameel Fattah Joseph Spanish Fort AL 9 nm
James Ernest Scarbrough Spanish Fort AL 9 nm
William Calvin Smith Iii Spanish Fort AL 9 nm
Matthew John Wellinghurst Spanish Fort AL 9 nm
Derek Ronald Thorsrud Spanish Fort AL 9 nm

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

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Freddie Ervin Lovett Bay Minette AL 2 nm
David Stewart Bay Minette AL 2 nm
David Troy Bourque Bay Minette AL 2 nm
Robin Elizabeth Moorer Bay Minette AL 2 nm
James Douglas Johnson Bay Minette AL 2 nm
William Eugene Haub Bay Minette AL 2 nm
Wendell Stephen Brown Bay Minette AL 2 nm
Anne Christine O'Hern Bay Minette AL 2 nm
Bruce Edward Jones Bay Minette AL 2 nm
Rick Eugene Beaver Bay Minette AL 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 24 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 41 nm
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 86 nm
Sunset Eagle
Panama City, FL
 109 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 125 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 153 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 153 nm
Centric MX
Apalachicola, FL
 160 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 167 nm
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 174 nm

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