Roy E. Ray Airport

Summary

Roy E. Ray Airport (FAA LID: 5R7) is a privately owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (4 mi, 6 km) northeast of the central business district of Bayou La Batre, a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.[1]

Roy E. Ray Airport
NAIP aerial image, 20 August 2006
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerHillery W. Grice
ServesBayou La Batre, Alabama
Elevation AMSL87 ft / 27 m
Coordinates30°27′19″N 088°12′40″W / 30.45528°N 88.21111°W / 30.45528; -88.21111
Map
5R7 is located in Alabama
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Location of airport in Alabama
5R7 is located in the United States
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5R7 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 2,000 610 Turf
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations (2016)6,978
Based aircraft35

Facilities and aircraft edit

Roy E. Ray Airport covers an area of 41 acres (17 ha) at an elevation of 87 feet (27 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with a turf surface measuring 2,000 by 150 feet (610 x 46 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 12, 2011, the airport had 6,978 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day. At that time there were 35 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine, 6% multi-engine and 3% ultralight.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 5R7 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.

External links edit

  • Aerial image as of 11 February 1997 from USGS The National Map
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for 5R7
    • AirNav airport information for 5R7
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 5R7