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K2R5 · St Elmo Airport

FAA-LID · US · 6 NTSB events

ID K2R5 Elev 132 ft Lat 30° 30.11' N Lon 88° 16.51' 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: 3,998 ft. Max gradient: 0.04%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 059° 3,998 ft 80 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.04%
24 239° 3,998 ft 80 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.04%

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

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • A/D MOBILE APP/DEP 118.500

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K2R5 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 2 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 MIRL RWY 06/24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 06/24. 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 MIRL RWY 06/24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MOBILE APCH AT 251-662-6236, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
  • ·MOBILE AIRPORT AUTHORITY FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

1

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 20,400 ops in 1997

2024 total

20,400

10-yr total

204,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

4.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.70

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=6

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-02-01 S C AEROSTAR S A YAK 52 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2009-08-08 SCHEMPP-HIRTH VENTUS 2CM · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2005-05-16 Paul E. Conner Rotor-EZ · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2002-06-27 Fay Velocity Elite · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1999-12-08 American AA-5 · Engine failure · VMC · dusk →
1993-06-16 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · 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 56 nm
Joseph Francis Cerwin Pensacola FL 56 nm
Lamar Anthony Childs Pensacola FL 56 nm
Rogers Alden Porter Pensacola FL 56 nm
Desiree Deann Strong Kiln MS 60 nm
Dennis Allan Sherwood Milton FL 64 nm
Stanley Joe Burks Moselle MS 80 nm
Fernando Emilio Daleccio Fort Walton Beach FL 86 nm
Michael Gilbert Percy Fort Walton Beach FL 86 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
James Patrick Sedberry Grand Bay AL 4 nm
Joshua Gregory Collins Grand Bay AL 4 nm
Robert Hillery Grice Irvington AL 4 nm
Phillip Marion Grice Irvington AL 4 nm
Sanjiv Devadas Birsen Irvington AL 4 nm
Benjamin Adam Rumbley Theodore AL 5 nm
David Gene Kenning Mobile AL 13 nm
Samuel Walter Porter Mobile AL 13 nm
Eric Lynn Savadra Mobile AL 13 nm
William Stephen Wiggins Jr Mobile AL 13 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
Khanphouvong Phaxay Saint Elmo AL 1 nm
James Edward Albritton Grand Bay AL 4 nm
John Joseph Diamond Grand Bay AL 4 nm
Walter Emmett Anderson Grand Bay AL 4 nm
Ralph Wallace Symons Jr Grand Bay AL 4 nm
Randall Thomas Thornton Grand Bay AL 4 nm
Terry Ellis Lucky Grand Bay AL 4 nm
Anthony Lewis Mcclinton Grand Bay AL 4 nm
Ivan Randolph Cash Grand Bay AL 4 nm
William Frederick Jones Grand Bay AL 4 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
 21 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 57 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 95 nm
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 110 nm
Sunset Eagle
Panama City, FL
 129 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 140 nm
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 149 nm
Patterson Avionics, Inc.
Patterson, LA
 166 nm
Centric MX
Apalachicola, FL
 175 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 182 nm

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