Airports / Alabama / BFM
Mobile Downtown Airport
KBFM / BFMMobile, AlabamaELEV 26 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Mobile, Alabama, Mobile Downtown Airport (KBFM / BFM) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 26 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list BFM as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Mobile Regional Airport (MOB, 10 nm), Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field (NPA, 42 nm), and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX, 46 nm).
Trip costs from BFM are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BFM to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KBFM
IATA
BFM
FAA / Local
BFM
Elevation
26 ft
Coordinates
30.6268° N · 88.0681° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AL fields
state range 17–1,032 ft
At 26 ft, BFM sits lower than 94% of the 32 Alabama fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 10nmMOBMobile Regional AirportMobile
- 42nmNPANaval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman FieldPensacola
- 46nmBIXKeesler Air Force BaseBiloxi
- 47nmPNSPensacola International AirportPensacola
- 53nmGPTGulfport Biloxi International AirportGulfport
- 54nmKNDZWhiting Field Naval Air Station South AirportMilton
Location
Open the full mapKBFM · Mobile Downtown Airport · Mobile, AL
From the ramp
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