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Mobile Downtown Airport (IATA: BFM, ICAO: KBFM) is an airport located three
miles (5 km) south of the central business district (CBD) of Mobile, a city in
Mobile County, Alabama, USA. The airport lies along the western shore of Mobile
Bay. Originally named Brookley Field, the airport was previously a U.S.Air Force
supply base, employing around 17,000 civilians. In the late 1960's, the airport
was turned over to the City of Mobile and re-named Mobile Downtown Airport,
which is now operated by the Mobile Airport Authority.
The airport has a Control Tower and a 9,600 foot runway and a 7,800 foot runway.
Various instrument approaches to all runways are available including an ILS. It
is served by a 24 hour Fixed Base Operator (FBO), the Downtown Air Center.
A major aircraft repair, maintenance and overhaul facility (MRO), Mobile
Aerospace Engineering (now Mobile County's largest private employer), servicing
large transport aircraft is located here.
EADS North America recently selected the airport for the location of an
engineering facility employing about 250 jobs. Also, EADS and Northrop Grumman
announced joint plans for facilities to assemble and modify the KC-30 airborne
refueling tanker (based on the Airbus 330) that could eventually employ over
1,000 people. Implementation of this plan depends on an up-coming decision by
the U.S. Congress which will award the tanker program to either Boeing or
EADS/Northrop Grumman.
History
The site of the current airport (Mobile Downtown Airport) was originally the
site of Mobile's first municipal airport, Bates Field. In 1938 the Army Air
Corps took over the site establishing the Brookley Army Air Field, which later
became Brookley Air Force Base. Bates Field was relocated about 10 miles to the
west.
The military was attracted to the site because of the area's generally good
flying weather and the airport's bay-front location, which would allow
construction of docking facilities.
Brookley AFB evolved into two commands: a fighter overhaul and maintenance base,
and an Air Material Command which supplied Air Force bases around the world from
its sprawling warehouse complex using its own fleet of cargo aircraft and its
purpose-built Arlington Pier for sea-going vessels. During this time, Brookley
AFB was the areas largest employer.
In the late 1960's, the U. S. Air Force returned it to the City of Mobile. The
airport is now operated by the Mobile Airport Authority which renamed it Mobile
Downtown Airport. It is used by a mix of private, corporate, cargo (including
FEDEX and UPS) and military aircraft. The airport has an annual traffic count
around 90,000 operations. The warehouse area (also operated by the Airport
Authority) is now an industrial/business park.
Cargo and maintenance hub
Mobile Downtown Airport houses four cargo carriers - it is a maintenance
facility for Federal Express, US Airways, and United Airlines.
Cargo carriers scheduled service
Federal Express with three daily cargo flights from Memphis
United Parcel Service with one daily cargo flight from Louisville through
Albany, Georgia
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