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St. Elmo Airport (FAA LID: 2R5) is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (2.3 mi, 3.7 km) west of the central business district of St. Elmo, in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.[1] It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

St. Elmo Airport
St Elmo Army Auxiliary Airfield
NAIP aerial image, 2006
  • IATA: none
  • ICAO: none
  • FAA LID: 2R5
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMobile Airport Authority
ServesSt. Elmo, Alabama
Elevation AMSL132 ft / 40 m
Coordinates30°30′07″N 088°16′30″W
Map
2R5
Location of St. Elmo Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 3,998 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations20,400
Based aircraft31
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft


St. Elmo Airport covers an area of 733 acres (297 ha) at an elevation of 132 feet (40 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,998 by 80 feet (1,219 x 24 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 18, 2010, the airport had 20,400 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 55 per day. At that time there were 31 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single-engine, 7% multi-engine, 3% jet, 3% helicopter and 16% ultralight.[1]


World War II


During World War II, the airport was used as an auxiliary airfield for the Army contract flying school at Bates Army Airfield in Mobile. The contract flying school operated between 1942 and 1944.


References


 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website https://www.afhra.af.mil/.

  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 2R5 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.
  2. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015: Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 4 October 2010.






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