# Roy E. Ray Airport (5R7)

**Roy E. Ray Airport** (FAA: 5R7) is a small airport in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, United States. It opened in Jul 1965. It has one runway, 2,000 ft (610 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/5r7

## At a glance

- FAA: 5R7
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Bayou La Batre, Alabama, United States
- Opened: Jul 1965
- Elevation: 87 ft / 27 m
- Coordinates: 30.4544, -88.2112
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 ft / 610 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_E._Ray_Airport (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7372758
- Weather station: KBFM
- Ident: 5R7

## Timeline

- Jul 1965: Roy E. Ray Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Grass | 179° / 359° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 ft / 610 m | =24,247 of 29,858 | =11,669 in North America | =10,238 in US |
| Elevation | 87 ft / 27 m | =37,449 of 43,403 | =16,973 in North America | =14,149 in US |
| Age | Opened 1965 | =5,474 of 15,079 | =3,849 in North America | =3,767 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/5r7/data