Airports / Alabama / NHX
Naval Outlying Field Barin
KNBJ / NHXFoley, AlabamaELEV 54 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#9 / 32
Alabama airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 8 Google ratings — ranked against 32 rated AL fields.
17 nm
To the nearest alternate
Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field (NPA) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Naval Outlying Field Barin, listed as KNBJ / NHX, is a general aviation field in Foley, Alabama. The airport sits 54 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into NHX for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field (NPA, 17 nm), Pensacola International Airport (PNS, 24 nm), and Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM, 27 nm).
Charter pricing from NHX depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Barin NOLF. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Foley.
Field capability
ICAO
KNBJ
IATA
NHX
FAA / Local
NBJ
Elevation
54 ft
Coordinates
30.3891° N · 87.6353° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AL fields
state range 17–1,032 ft
At 54 ft, NHX sits lower than 91% 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.
- 17nmNPANaval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman FieldPensacola
- 24nmPNSPensacola International AirportPensacola
- 27nmBFMMobile Downtown AirportMobile
- 36nmMOBMobile Regional AirportMobile
- 37nmKNDZWhiting Field Naval Air Station South AirportMilton
- 38nmNSEWhiting Field Naval Air Station - NorthMilton
Location
Open the full mapKNBJ · Naval Outlying Field Barin · Foley, AL
From the ramp
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