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 IIedit
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.
elmo, airport, other, uses, elmo, disambiguation, telmo, disambiguation, public, airport, located, nautical, miles, west, central, business, district, elmo, mobile, county, alabama, united, states, included, national, plan, integrated, airport, systems, 2011, . For other uses see St Elmo disambiguation and San Telmo disambiguation 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 AirportSt Elmo Army Auxiliary AirfieldNAIP aerial image 2006IATA noneICAO noneFAA LID 2R5SummaryAirport typePublicOwnerMobile Airport AuthorityServesSt Elmo AlabamaElevation AMSL132 ft 40 mCoordinates30 30 07 N 088 16 30 W 30 50194 N 88 27500 W 30 50194 88 27500Map2R5Location of St Elmo AirportShow map of Alabama2R52R5 the United States Show map of the United StatesRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m6 24 3 998 1 219 AsphaltStatistics 2010 Aircraft operations20 400Based aircraft31Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Contents 1 Facilities and aircraft 2 World War II 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksFacilities and aircraft editSt 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 editDuring 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 See also editList of airports in AlabamaReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 2R5 PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective 30 June 2011 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011 2015 Appendix A PDF 2 03 MB Federal Aviation Administration Updated 4 October 2010 External links editFAA Terminal Procedures for 2R5 effective March 21 2024 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for 2R5 AirNav airport information for 2R5 FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker SkyVector aeronautical chart for 2R5 nbsp nbsp This article about an airport in Alabama is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Elmo Airport amp oldid 1206146976, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
