# Bay Minette Municipal Airport (1R8)

**Bay Minette Municipal Airport** (FAA: 1R8) is a small airport in Bay Minette, Alabama, United States. It opened in Oct 1962. It has one runway, 5,500 ft (1,676 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k1r8

## At a glance

- FAA: 1R8
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Bay Minette, Alabama, United States
- Opened: Oct 1962
- Elevation: 248 ft / 76 m
- Coordinates: 30.8703, -87.8193
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,500 ft / 1,676 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://cityofbayminetteal.gov/services/airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Minette_Municipal_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2264744
- Weather station: K1R8
- Ident: K1R8

## Timeline

- Oct 1962: Bay Minette Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 5,500 ft / 1,676 m | 79 ft / 24 m | Asphalt | 086° / 266° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,500 ft / 1,676 m | =5,417 of 29,858 | =1,676 in North America | =1,334 in US |
| Elevation | 248 ft / 76 m | =32,726 of 43,403 | =14,995 in North America | =12,626 in US |
| Age | Opened 1962 | =4,898 of 15,079 | =3,377 in North America | =3,299 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | MOBILE APP/DEP | 118.500 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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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/k1r8/data