Mobile Regional Airport is a public/military airport west of Mobile, in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The airport is owned and operated by the Mobile Airport Authority, a self-funded entity that receives no local tax dollars. The

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for 2011–2015 categorized it as a ''primary commercial service'' airport.

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records show the airport had 286,956 passenger boardings (enplanements) in

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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 MH-65D Dolphin and MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters, as well as the HC-144A/B Ocean Sentry turboprop aircraft. The Alabama Army National Guard's

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's "B" Company is also located at the airport. In August 2020 it was announced that Mobile airport authority will shift commercial airline flights to the more convenient Mobile Downtown Airport, now renamed Mobile International Airport.

History

Early years

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served Mobile from the 1930s until 1991; in the 1930s Eastern's one flight a day each way between Newark and San Antonio stopped at what is now Mobile International Airport.

Bates Army Airfield

During

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, the

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used Mobile Regional Airport. The 533d Army Air Force Base Unit commanded the airport, then known as Bates Field. The Army Air Forces also operated an auxiliary airfield at St. Elmo Airport. The Army used this airport as a basic (level 1) pilot training airfield, under contract to Waterman Airlines. They performed flying training with

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aircraft as the primary trainer. The Army also assigned several Boeing-Stearman Model 75 aircraft. The Army also used Bates for glider pilot training under contract to Mobile Area Soaring, which used primarily

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and Waco CG-4 unpowered gliders. The school aimed to train student pilots in proficiency in operation of gliders in various types of towed and soaring flight, both day and night, and in servicing of gliders in the field. In 1944 with the reduced demand for pilots, the Army ended the flying training, and Domestic Transport Division of Air Transport Command (United States Air Force) used the airport as a transport airfield. Air Transport Command moved operations to Brookley Army Airfield (later Brookley Air Force Base) near downtown Mobile in late 1945.

U.S. Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard activity

The U.S. Air Force returned to Bates Field in May 1959 when the

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activated the 78th Troop Carrier Squadron at the airport with

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aircraft. In 1961, the Air Force moved this squadron to

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in Louisiana as a

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heavy-lift squadron. The 357th Troop Carrier Squadron then replaced it and acquired the C-119s. The Air Force subsequently upgraded Bates to a Group level upon organizing the 908th Troop Carrier Group, Medium in 1963. However, the Air Force then moved the reservists to the larger Brookley Air Force Base located near downtown Mobile in October 1964 due to budget restraints. In 1966 the U.S. Coast Guard acquired the vacant U.S. Air Force Reserve facility on the airfield. On December 17, 1966, the Coast Guard officially commissioned an Air Station in Mobile with Grumman HU-16 Albatross fixed wing aircraft from the Coast Guard's Air Station in nearby Biloxi. The Coast Guard also established a fixed wing and helicopter training facility at the airport. U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Mobile serves as an Aviation Training Center with a designated headquarters unit that is under the direct control of the Commandant of the Coast Guard.

Past airline service

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was first at Mobile, at the airport south of town until about 1941 when it and National moved to the present airport. In the 1960s

flew

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s to Mobile, then

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s and Douglas DC-9s mainly to Atlanta. Eastern served Mobile until its demise in 1991. National Airlines Jacksonville-New Orleans flights stopped at the airport south of Mobile starting about 1939. National

s appeared in 1962–63; later their

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s flew nonstop to New Orleans and Houston. After its acquisition of National,

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727s served the airport until 1981. Capital Airlines began Mobile flights in 1948;

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acquired Capital in 1961 and served Mobile with

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s and Capital's

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s. Mobile's first jets were United

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s to Newark via Birmingham in April 1962. United ended mainline service to Mobile in 1971, but

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regional jets still serve the airport. Southern Airways arrived at Mobile in 1950–51; in the 1970s Southern flew nonstop Douglas DC-9s to Atlanta and New Orleans. Southern merged with North Central Airlines to form Republic Airlines which was acquired by Northwest Airlines which continued at Mobile with DC-9s to the Northwest hub in Memphis. Northwest eventually merged into

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. Starting in 1981

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s flew to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport via Jackson, MS or New Orleans, LA. American also flew to its hub in

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from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s before the airline closed that hub.

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(later

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and now merged into

) flew nonstop to Charlotte, NC in the mid 1990s with

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s and

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s. Texas International arrived in 1979; successor

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flew

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s and

s nonstop to Houston Intercontinental Airport in the late 1990s. Continental has since merged into United Airlines. The MC Farmer Terminal was completed in 1985.

The 21st century

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via

served Mobile from its hubs in Chicago (ORD) and Washington D.C. (IAD). After the

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, United canceled all service at Mobile. United Express reinstated nonstop service to Houston (IAH) and Chicago (ORD) after the merger of United with

. On September 5, 2018, United stopped flights to Chicago (ORD), citing low demand. All United Express flights at Mobile are regional jets. In 2006

dropped several flights from Mobile and

added flights. In December 2006 Delta had six weekday flights to Atlanta and one to its Cincinnati hub. Delta ended service to Cincinnati on December 12, 2006.

restored flights to Chicago (ORD) in April 2007 but ended them in September 2008. Flights to Charlotte and Dallas/Ft. Worth continue on its American Eagle affiliate with

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s. In 2010 Northwest Airlines merged into

. Northwest had operated nonstops from Mobile to its hub in Memphis; those flights ended after the merger. After its merger with

in 2012

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(via its

regional affiliate operated by ExpressJet) resumed flights to its hub in Houston (IAH), seven weekday flights.

resumed service to the hub in Chicago (ORD) on April 9, 2013.

Presidential visit

It was at the Mobile Regional Airport that President George W. Bush, in the immediate aftermath of

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on September 2, 2005, praised

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, director of the

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(FEMA). Bush lauded Brown with the phrase "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job" in front of Brown, the media, and assembled politicians and cabinet officials (including Mississippi Senator

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; Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran; Mississippi Governor

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; Alabama Governor Bob Riley; Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the

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, and

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, Secretary of the

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). Only ten days later, on September 12, 2005, Brown announced his resignation after intense criticism of FEMA's perceived shortcomings in its response to Katrina. The phrase "heck of a job" then became synonymous with an utter mess.

Facilities

Mobile Regional Airport covers 1,717

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s (695 ha) at an

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of 219 feet (67 m). It has two runways: 15/33 is 8,502 by 150 feet (2,591 x 46 m) and 18/36 is 4,376 by 150 feet (1,334 x 46 m). It has one asphalt

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, which is 100 by 100 feet (30 x 30 m). The

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Forecast Office for Southern Alabama, situated near Airport Road and the runway, has a full complement of meteorological instruments, including à NEXRAD

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. The airport has 6 gates with jetways. The terminal at Mobile Regional Airport has renovated shops and restaurants, such as local favorite Carpe Diem Coffee and Tea, car rental agencies, and handicap accessible elevators. In the year ending October 30, 2021 the airport had 75,034 aircraft operations, average 205 per day: 72% military, 14%

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, 8%

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, and 5% airline. 31 aircraft were then based at this airport: 6 single-engine and 25 military.

Airlines and destinations

;Airlines The major carriers out of Mobile are

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and

, based on the number of flights. Additional weekday departures were as follows:

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(four flights via American Eagle) and

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(three flights via American Eagle). Schedules were slightly reduced on the weekends. Various carriers represent all three major airline alliances—

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, Star Alliance, and Oneworld—at Mobile, allowing for connections to partner airlines. Regional airlines flying for the major network airlines, as listed, primarily serve Mobile.

alone operates mainline passenger service from the airport and uses such jet types as the Boeing 717 and the Airbus A319. Delta also operated the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 into Mobile prior to the retirement of this aircraft type from their fleet. All other scheduled passenger services are currently operated with either

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regional jet aircraft. ;Destinations The following are flown nonstop or direct from Mobile:

Statistics

Top destinations

Other statistics

* ExpressJet has ceased operations as of September 30, 2020.

Airfares

The airport has a reputation for high domestic fares, usually attributed to the lack of a true

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(LCC) serving the airport, such as

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. Low-cost carrier

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served the airport for a time, but

and other airlines matched fares on the routes that AirTran served, and passengers continued to fly the traditional network carriers. AirTran ultimately discontinued all service, and fares increased once again. AirTran later entered the Pensacola market, and fares dropped significantly from

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. Because of this, many people drove about an hour in either direction to

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or the Gulfport Airport in

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. Fares from Pensacola were lower primarily on routes that AirTran served, while on other routes, including international services, Mobile and Pensacola offered similar fares. AirTran, however, was acquired by Southwest beginning in 2011 and ending in 2014. In order to attract and maintain frequent flyers, Mobile Regional Airport offered the first airport-based frequent flyer program, called Passport. Passport was launched with a media blitz and new slogan: "Fly Smarter, Fly Mobile." The Mobile Airport Authority encourages passengers to use multiple airlines to stimulate more competition and lower fares, and it continues to work to attract a low-cost carrier. The Authority also believes that both Mobile and Pensacola would be better served if a single airport was built to serve both cities in Baldwin County—midway between both cities. However, the Authority claims that Pensacola officials do not want their airport in

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and have withdrawn from exploratory discussions.

Accidents and incidents

* On February 1, 2016, at around 9:00pm, two people died while returning home on an

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. The cause of the crash was the heavy fog that also hampered the search for the wrecked plane, a Cessna 182, which was not found until 2:00am on Tuesday, February 2. The crewmembers who died in the crash were identified as Maj. David R. Mauritson and 2nd Lt. Phil J. Dryden. The men were members of the

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References

* * Manning, Thomas A. (2005), ''History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002''. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas * Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), ''Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy'', Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC.

External links

Mobile Regional Airport
official website
Aerial image as of March 2002
from

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History

Early years

Bates Army Airfield

U.S. Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard activity

Past airline service

The 21st century

Presidential visit

Facilities

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Top destinations

Other statistics

Airfares

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

External links