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KMOB · Mobile Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID KMOB FAA MOB Elev 219 ft Lat 30° 41.47' N Lon 88° 14.57' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,502 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 144° 8,502 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.00%
33 324° 8,502 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.00%
18 180° 4,376 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
36 360° 4,376 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.10%

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 · 10 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 124.750
  • CLD CLNC DEL 119.850
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 118.300
  • CTAF CTAF 118.300
  • A/D APP/DEP 118.500
  • MISC ARNG OPS 41.050
  • OPS AIR 134.500
  • RDO ANNISTON RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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

  • NDB MO

    Wisle

    0.25 MHz · LO · MEDIUM

  • VORTAC SJI

    Semmes

    115.30 MHz · DME 115.30 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 14 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 MALSR RWYS 15 & 33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWYS 15 & 33. 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 MALSR RWYS 15 & 33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MALSR RWYS 15 & 33 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·RVR UNAVBL WHEN ATCT CLSD.
  • ·COAST GUARD; W APRON , E APRON.
  • ·CONDS NOT MNTD WHEN ATCT CLSD.
  • ·FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
  • ·MOB TWY C BTN TWY A AND TWY C3 CLSD TO ACFT WINGSPAN MORE THAN 78FT THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • ·LNDG FEE FOR NON-SKED COML ACFT OVR 65000 LBS.
  • ·RWY 18/36 NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/PART 380 OPS WITH SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS AND NON-SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS.
  • ·CLSD 2200-0700 EXCP FOR EMERG OPNS.
  • ·MIL USE ONLY HELIPAD LCTD AT USCG APRON.
  • ·PAPI RWYS 15 & 33 OPR CONSLY.
  • ·HIRL RWY 15/33 PRESET STEP 3 OR HYR, BASED ON WX CONDS.
  • ·ARPT CONSTD PRIOR TO FAA ACT.
  • ·AIRSPACE ACTION NOT ON FILE.
  • ·TPA: HEL/SNGL SRS CAT I 800 FT AGL, 1300 FT AGL FIXED WING ACFT, OVHD 1800 FT AGL.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · MOB Airport website ↗

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

3

30.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 160,862 ops in 1999

2024 total

67,247

10-yr total

719,155

2024 mix

AC/AT 15% · GA 26% · Mil 59%

Events / million ops

1.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.42

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=10

  • Other 4
  • Hard landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2001-08-02 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2016-02-01 Cessna 182 · Weather IMC · IMC · night →
2004-10-28 Cessna 172 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
1998-03-23 Cessna 152 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1987-02-12 Cessna 182R · Other · VMC · night →
1986-12-24 Piper PA-34-200T · Stall / spin · day →
1986-07-23 Piper PA-34-200T · Weather · day →
1983-04-13 Cessna 177RG · Other · night →
1982-03-20 Cessna 172F · Other · day →
1982-03-16 Beech C24R · Other · night →

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
Dennis Allan Sherwood Milton FL 62 nm
Desiree Deann Strong Kiln MS 64 nm
Stanley Joe Burks Moselle MS 73 nm
Fernando Emilio Daleccio Fort Walton Beach FL 85 nm
Michael Gilbert Percy Fort Walton Beach FL 85 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
Roland O'Neal Patterson Semmes AL 6 nm
Henry Joseph Rymer Semmes AL 6 nm
David Gene Kenning Mobile AL 7 nm
Samuel Walter Porter Mobile AL 7 nm
Eric Lynn Savadra Mobile AL 7 nm
William Stephen Wiggins Jr Mobile AL 7 nm
Ingrid Gerd Sorensen Mobile AL 7 nm
John Raymond Davis Mobile AL 7 nm
Lloyd Brent Rogers Mobile AL 7 nm
John Douglas Pack Mobile AL 7 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
Alexander Charles Grimes Jr Semmes AL 6 nm
Roland O'Neal Patterson Semmes AL 6 nm
Michael Clarence Lindsay Semmes AL 6 nm
William David Miller Semmes AL 6 nm
Claude Adam Norman Semmes AL 6 nm
Michael Vincent Sanfilippo Semmes AL 6 nm
David Wesley Reed Semmes AL 6 nm
Jeffery Jaye Chunn Semmes AL 6 nm
Roger Bruce Harris Semmes AL 6 nm
Dale Robert Jones Semmes AL 6 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
 23 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 57 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 100 nm
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 108 nm
Sunset Eagle
Panama City, FL
 128 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 143 nm
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 151 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 171 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 171 nm
Patterson Avionics, Inc.
Patterson, LA
 171 nm

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