Mobile Regional Airport

Mobile Regional Airport Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile (former Bates Army Airfield)
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IATA: MOB ICAO: KMOB FAA LID: MOB WMO: 72223
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner/Operator	Mobile Airport Authority
Serves	Mobile, Alabama
Location	Mobile County
Elevation AMSL	219 ft / 67 m
Coordinates	30°41′29″N 088°14′34″W / 30.69139°N 88.24278°W / 30.69139; -88.24278Coordinates: 30°41′29″N 088°14′34″W / 30.69139°N 88.24278°W / 30.69139; -88.24278
Website	www.mobairport.com
Map
MOB Location in Alabama
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 15/33 8,502 2,591 Asphalt 18/36 4,376 1,334 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 100 30 Asphalt H2 100 30 Asphalt H3 100 30 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Passengers/Enplanements: 277,232 Aircraft operations (2011): 102,427 Based aircraft: 78
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Passengers/Enplanements:	277,232
Aircraft operations (2011):	102,427
Based aircraft:	78

Mobile Regional Airport (IATA: MOB, ICAO: KMOB, FAA LID: MOB) is a combined public/military airport 13 miles west of the city of Mobile, in Mobile County, Alabama. It is near Pascagoula, Mississippi. The airport is owned and operated by the Mobile Airport Authority,a self-funded entity that receives no local tax dollars.

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records show the airport had 286,956 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 280,491 in 2009 and 277,232 in 2010.

The airport is home to U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Training Center, Mobile, providing advanced training to U.S. Coast Guard pilots and aircrew in HH-65 Dolphin and HH-60 Jayhawk helicopters as well as HU-25 Guardian jets and HC-144 Ocean Sentry turboprop aircraft. The Alabama Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment's "B" Company is also located at the airport.

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