Mobile Municipal Airport Information
Mobile Regional Airport (IATA: MOB) is a joint public and military use airport located 11 nautical miles (20 km) west of the central business district of Mobile, a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It is also near Pascagoula, Mississippi. The airport, owned and operated by the Mobile Airport Authority, is an independent, self-funded entity that receives no local tax dollars.
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces used Mobile Regional airport. It was known as Bates Field and was commanded by the 533d Army Air Force Base Unit. In 1944 when the demand for pilots was reduced and the flying training ended, the airport was used as a transport airfield for the Domestic Transport Division, Air Transport Command.
Mobile Regional Airport covers an area of 1,717 acres (695 ha) at an elevation of 219 feet (67 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways.
Here are some of the major Airlines that service Mobile Regional Airport:
- American Eagle
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines
- Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines
- US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines
This information was source by Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Regional_Airport