KBFM — Mobile Intl
Mobile, AL · field elevation 26 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KBFM current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBFM 111153Z 32003KT 10SM CLR 25/25 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP209 70004 T02500250 10272 20239 53010
- Wind
- from 320° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 25 °C / dewpoint 25 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.15 inHg
- Density altitude
- 936 ft · pressure altitude -204 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 320° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 3 kt head | — |
| 36 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 18 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 14 | 3 kt tail | — |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest 7 nm. Last image 6 min ago.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBFM 111127Z 1112/1212 VRB03KT P6SM FEW020 SCT250 FM111500 09006KT P6SM SCT035 FM111900 17008KT P6SM SCT050 FM120000 21003KT P6SM FEW050
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 30.62678, -88.06809
- Elevation
- 26 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1116Z / 0038Z
- Tower hours
- 0700-1900 SUN; 0700-2200 MON; 0330-2200 TUE THRU FRI; 0400-1900 SAT.
- Magnetic variation
- -1° (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- New Orleans
- County
- Mobile, AL
Airport diagram
Everything else KBFM publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 9,618 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 7,800 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 135.575
- Tower 0700-1900 SUN; 0700-2200 MON; 0330-2200 TUE THRU FRI; 0400-1900 SAT.
- 118.8
- Ground
- 121.7
- CTAF
- 118.8
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 118.5
Published procedures
- 8 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KPQL Trent Lott Intl26 nm
- KNBJ Barin Nolf27 nm
- KJKA Gulf Shores Intl/Jack Edwards Fld29 nm
- KNPA Pensacola NAS (Forrest Sherman Fld)42 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBFM airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Alabama airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.