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KMOB Runway 15/33 — Mobile Regional Airport

8,502 × 150 ft asphalt · true headings 144° / 324° · field elevation 219 ft

Runway 15/33 at Mobile Regional Airport (KMOB) in Mobile, AL is 8,502 ft long and 150 ft wide, asphalt, with true headings 144° and 324°. The FAA record lists ILS (CAT I) and MALSR approach lights on runway 15. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 15 the headwind 52.1% of the time and runway 33 47.9%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 0.3% of wind hours. KMOB has no digital ATIS, so the active runway is not known; the wind-favored end and the ATIS Alerts prediction are estimates.

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Runway 15/33 — current operational status

What the D-ATIS, the tower and current NOTAMs state now. The published FAA baseline (NASR) is a separate line in the overview below and does not reflect temporary closures.

STATUS UNKNOWN
  • No received NOTAM closes or restricts this runway, but the NOTAM stream has no complete initial load and the airport has no tower or D-ATIS feed. No current closure information.

Sources: Published FAA baseline (OurAirports/NASR record) · FAA NOTAMs. Runway NOTAMs stream live from the FAA NOTAM Management Service (SWIM); the official text is shown verbatim below the card. Always confirm with a current briefing.

No received NOTAM currently names runway 15/33 at KMOB. NOTAMs are received live from the FAA NOTAM Management Service through SWIM and recorded since Sep 19, 2026; a NOTAM issued before that and not re-issued since may be missing. Get a full briefing before flight.

Current runway assignment is not available from D-ATIS at KMOB. The wind components below show which end the wind favors; the section after it is an ATIS Alerts prediction. Neither is an ATC assignment.

Current wind on Runway 15/33

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 3 kt

METAR 2356Z (6:56 PM CDT)
Runway 15
Tailwind
1 kt
Crosswind
3 ktfrom left
Runway 33
FAVORED BY WIND
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind
3 ktfrom right
18361533N040°/3 kt
  • arrivals
  • departures
  • LAHSO hold-short
  • closed

Layout from FAA NASR runway-end coordinates; the selected runway is highlighted and no active source exists here. Not for navigation. Official FAA diagram ↗

Wind-favored runway at KMOB right now: 36 (2 kt headwind) — a different runway than this one.

Components use TRUE runway headings and TRUE METAR wind. “Favored by wind” is arithmetic, not an ATC assignment.

Runway 15/33 outlook

Where runway 15/33 stands now and which runway at KMOB is likely over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

Time · runway 15/33 · airport-wide outlook · confidence · forecast wind · why

  1. Now2359Z · 6:59 PM CDT·15/33: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind 040° at 3 kt·Why METAR wind 040° at 3 kt: below 5 kt, wind does not decide the runway.|No recorded calm-wind preference yet, so no end is favored.
  2. +1 h0059Z · 7:59 PM CDT·15/33: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind VRB at 4 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 4 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|No recorded calm-wind preference yet, so no end is favored.
  3. +2 h0159Z · 8:59 PM CDT·15/33: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind VRB at 4 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 4 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|No recorded calm-wind preference yet, so no end is favored.
  4. +3 h0259Z · 9:59 PM CDT·15/33: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind VRB at 4 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 4 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|No recorded calm-wind preference yet, so no end is favored.
  5. +6 h0559Z · 12:59 AM CDT·15/33: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind VRB at 4 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 4 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|No recorded calm-wind preference yet, so no end is favored.
  6. +12 h1159Z · 6:59 AM CDT·15/33: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind VRB at 4 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 4 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|No recorded calm-wind preference yet, so no end is favored.

ATIS Alerts Predicted Runway is an estimate from the TAF wind forecast, runway geometry (most headwind, crosswind penalised, tailwind over 5 kt avoided, longest runway breaks ties), the current stated configuration and any stated closures. Each row lists its reasons; “no runway favored” is a genuine answer under variable or light wind, never replaced by a guess. It is not an ATC assignment and does not know about noise abatement or traffic flow unless the recorded history shows them. TAF issued 2327Z (6:27 PM CDT).

Runway 15/33 equipment and lighting

What the FAA record lists for each end, annotated with current NOTAM and D-ATIS outages.

Runway 15
Approach lighting
MALSR
Visual glide slope
PAPI (4-box, left side)
Runway edge lighting
HIRL (high intensity)
Centerline lighting
Not available
Touchdown zone lighting
Not available
REIL
Not available
ILS
ILS
I-MOB · 109.9 MHz · CAT I
Localizer
Available
Glideslope
Available
3°
DME
Not available
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
touchdown
Runway markings
Precision instrument
condition good
Arresting system
Not available
Runway 33
Approach lighting
MALSR
Visual glide slope
PAPI (4-box, left side)
Runway edge lighting
HIRL (high intensity)
Centerline lighting
Not available
Touchdown zone lighting
Not available
REIL
Not available
ILS
ILS
I-ATE · 111.5 MHz · CAT I
Localizer
Available
Glideslope
Available
3° · NASR ILS component status: operational, restricted
DME
Not available
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
touchdown
Runway markings
Precision instrument
condition good
Arresting system
Not available

Source: FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle effective 2026-10-01 (equipment on record) · FAA NOTAMs via SWIM (live)and the current D-ATIS (outages). “Not available” means the FAA record lists no such equipment for the end; nothing here is inferred. An outage annotation is only ever a reading of the official text shown with it. Declared distances are not shown in this phase.

Land and hold short operations

LAHSO hold-short points and available landing distances on the FAA record, and whether the current D-ATIS reports LAHSO in effect.

Runway 15

No LAHSO hold-short point on the FAA record for this end.

Runway 33

No LAHSO hold-short point on the FAA record for this end.

This airport has no D-ATIS, so the current LAHSO state is not known here. Source: FAA NASR cycle 2026-10-01; D-ATIS text read by ATIS Alerts.

Frequencies for runway 15/33

Tower, ground, clearance, ATIS and approach frequencies from the FAA record, labelled by what they apply to.

Frequencies serving runway 15/33 at KMOB
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
Tower118.3Airport-wide
Tower239.0Airport-wide
Ground121.9Airport-wide
Ground348.6Airport-wide
Clearance delivery119.85Airport-wide
ATIS124.75Airport-wide
ATIS257.85Airport-wide
Show all frequencies (6 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
Frequencies serving runway 15/33 at KMOB
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
CTAF118.3Airport-wideWHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWYS 15 & 33 - CTAF. PAPI RWYS 15 & 33 OPR CONSLY. HIRL RWY 15/33 PRESET STEP 3 OR HYR, BASED ON WX CONDS.
UNICOM122.95Airport-wide
Approach / departure118.5Sector: 320-139
Approach / departure121.0Sector: 140-319
Approach / departure269.3Sector: 320-139
Approach / departure307.1Sector: 140-319

The FAA record does not sectorize KMOB's frequencies by runway; every row applies airport-wide. Source: FAA NASR FRQ, cycle 2026-10-01. Verify on the current chart supplement before use.

Runway 15/33 overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length
8,502 ft
Width
150 ft
Surface
Asphalt · Good condition
Surface treatment
Grooved
Weight bearing (lb)
S 75k · D 162k · 2D 270k · 2D/2D2 550k
PCN
55
Runway lights
Lighted
Airport elevation
219 ft
Published FAA baseline
Open
Published NASR record; does not reflect temporary closures or restrictions. Current operational status is the card at the top of the page.
Runway 15
True heading
144°
Magnetic
147°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
213 ft
TDZ elevation
215 ft
Displaced threshold
None on record
Threshold crossing height
50 ft
Visual glide path
3°
Traffic pattern
Left
Runway 33
True heading
324°
Magnetic
327°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
213 ft
TDZ elevation
219 ft
Displaced threshold
None on record
Threshold crossing height
50 ft
Visual glide path
3°
Traffic pattern
Left

Runway 15/33 numbers are magnetic; the stored geometry and every wind calculation on this page are TRUE north, so they never need a variation correction. Magnetic headings use the FAA's published variation for this airport, 3.0°W (2025), the same value printed on the FAA airport diagram. Surface condition, treatment, weight bearing, thresholds and traffic pattern are from the FAA NASR record (cycle 2026-10-01); lighting, ILS and LAHSO are in their own sections above. Declared distances are not shown in this phase.

Wind-favored runway at KMOB — last 30 days

Which runway end had the most headwind each hour, from ATIS Alerts' collected wind history — an estimate, not ATC use.

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

36
72%
15
17%
33
9%
18
2%

Historical wind and crosswind on runway 15/33

20-year hourly climatology from the ASOS archive, computed per runway end.

From 174,451 hourly observations at KMOB (2005–2025), 138,153 with a steady wind direction (20.8% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

Crosswind on runway 15/33 (either end)

Mean crosswind
4 kt
median 3.6 kt
90th / 95th percentile
7.9 / 9.4 kt
max 97 kt
Above 10 kt
3.6%
> 15 kt: 0.3% · > 20 kt: 0%
Gust crosswind > 15 kt
2.9%
90th pct gust 8.7 kt
0%40%81%70%0–5 kt26%5–10 kt3.3%10–15 kt0.3%15–20 kt0.0%20–25 kt0.0%25+ kt
Share of wind hours by crosswind band on runway 15/33 at KMOB, 2005–2025
Crosswind (kt)Share of wind hours
0–570.1%
5–1026.3%
10–153.3%
15–200.3%
20–250%
25+0%

Strongest-crosswind month on average: Jan; calmest: Jul. Percentiles are streaming approximations (t-digest), accurate to about 0.1 kt.

Runway 15

Headwind
52.1%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
17.1%
> 10 kt: 3.9%
Most wind-favored end
27.1%
of steady-wind hours, 15 had the most headwind of every end at KMOB

Runway 33

Headwind
47.9%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
23.4%
> 10 kt: 6.1%
Most wind-favored end
20.6%
of steady-wind hours, 33 had the most headwind of every end at KMOB

“Most wind-favored end” is meteorological analysis: the share of steady-wind hours (2005–2025) in which this end had the most headwind of every open runway end at KMOB. It does not mean ATC selected the runway that often (parallel ends with the same heading share the credit equally). Observed runway use, where available, is the configuration-history section above.

By wind direction

Wind-favored share of runway 15 and 33 by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind fromShare of wind hours15 favored33 favoredMean crosswindCrosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°19%0%17.7%4.4 kt0.1%
NE 023–068°11%0%0%5.9 kt0.7%
E 068–113°11%78.4%0%5.3 kt0.3%
SE 113–158°15%100%0%1.5 kt0%
S 158–203°16%20.1%0%4.6 kt0.3%
SW 203–248°9%0%0%6.3 kt1.3%
W 248–293°8%0%85.2%3.9 kt0.1%
NW 293–338°11%0%100%1.1 kt0%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning
15 favored 28% · 33 21.2%
mean crosswind 4.5 kt · calm 17.6%
afternoon
15 favored 28.2% · 33 20.3%
mean crosswind 4.5 kt · calm 12.8%
evening
15 favored 28.3% · 33 16.7%
mean crosswind 3.5 kt · calm 19.1%
night
15 favored 24.4% · 33 22.8%
mean crosswind 3.4 kt · calm 30.1%

Seasonal runway conditions

0.02.44.7JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean crosswind on runway 15/33 at KMOB by month, 2005–2025
MonthMean crosswind (kt)
Jan4.2 kt
Feb4.2 kt
Mar4.1 kt
Apr3.9 kt
May3.9 kt
Jun4.0 kt
Jul3.6 kt
Aug3.8 kt
Sep4.1 kt
Oct4.2 kt
Nov4.1 kt
Dec4.1 kt
Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 15/33 at KMOB, 2005–2025
MonthPrevailingMean windGustyMean xwxw > 10xw > 15xw > 2015 tail > 533 tail > 5IFRTSFog
JanN6.9 kt13.6%4.2 kt4.4%0.4%0%28.5%21.4%14.4%0.56%12.6%
FebN7.3 kt14.9%4.2 kt5.1%0.3%0%25.8%27.8%18.1%0.62%15.3%
MarSE7.3 kt16.5%4.1 kt4.5%0.4%0%20.4%35%13.1%1.12%12.6%
AprSE6.9 kt15%3.9 kt4.6%0.4%0%15.8%37.7%8.7%1.66%9.5%
MayS5.9 kt8.7%3.9 kt3.3%0.3%0%9.6%33.1%4%2.68%7.7%
JunS5 kt5.2%4 kt3.6%0.3%0%7.4%21.6%1.9%4.25%5.6%
JulS4.2 kt2.6%3.6 kt1.4%0%0%6.9%15.5%2.3%5.18%6.1%
AugNE4.4 kt3.6%3.8 kt2.3%0.4%0.1%7.9%14.7%3.1%4.22%6.6%
SepNE4.9 kt4.6%4.1 kt3.4%0.6%0.2%10.7%14.8%3.7%1.77%6.3%
OctN5.5 kt7.7%4.2 kt2.9%0.2%0%19.9%16.1%5.5%0.62%6.6%
NovN6 kt8.7%4.1 kt3.4%0.2%0%24.6%15.9%10.5%0.3%10.8%
DecN6.4 kt10.2%4.1 kt3.5%0.2%0%22.8%22.6%20.9%0.69%19%

IFR, thunderstorm (TS) and fog columns are airport-wide shares of hours; the crosswind and tailwind columns are specific to this runway. Prevailing = most common 45° wind sector among wind hours.

Runway 15/33 closure history

Kept per source with its provenance: D-ATIS-observed, NOTAM-observed and the FAA published baseline are never merged.

KMOB has no D-ATIS, so there is no broadcast-observed closure record.

NOTAM observed · recorded since Sep 19, 2026 (no archive before that)
  • 09/098 · partial closure (partial) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-29 18:00Z → 2026-09-29 21:00Z · first seen 2026-09-29 11:38Z · last seen 2026-09-29 11:38Z
    TWY L2 BTN RWY 15/33 AND HELIPAD CLSD
  • 09/094 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-29 05:00Z → 2026-09-29 10:00Z · first seen 2026-09-28 10:54Z · last seen 2026-09-29 09:25Z · cancelled 2026-09-29 09:25Z
    !MOB 09/094 MOB RWY 15/33 CLSD 2609290500-2609291000
  • 09/094 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-29 05:00Z → 2026-09-29 10:00Z · first seen 2026-09-29 09:25Z · last seen 2026-09-29 09:25Z · cancelled 2026-09-29 09:25Z
    !MOB 09/094 MOB RWY 15/33 CLSD 2609290500-2609291000
  • 09/088 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-28 05:00Z → 2026-09-28 10:00Z · first seen 2026-09-26 03:46Z · last seen 2026-09-28 09:28Z · cancelled 2026-09-28 09:29Z
    !MOB 09/088 MOB RWY 15/33 CLSD 2609280500-2609281000
  • 09/088 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-28 05:00Z → 2026-09-28 10:00Z · first seen 2026-09-28 09:30Z · last seen 2026-09-28 09:30Z
    RWY 15/33 CLSD
  • 09/084 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-27 05:00Z → 2026-09-27 10:00Z · first seen 2026-09-25 13:06Z · last seen 2026-09-27 09:47Z · cancelled 2026-09-27 09:47Z
    !MOB 09/084 MOB RWY 15/33 CLSD 2609270500-2609271000
  • 09/078 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-26 05:00Z → 2026-09-26 10:00Z · first seen 2026-09-25 04:01Z · last seen 2026-09-25 04:01Z
    !MOB 09/078 MOB RWY 15/33 CLSD 2609260500-2609261000
  • 09/066 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-26 04:00Z → 2026-09-26 10:00Z · first seen 2026-09-25 03:49Z · last seen 2026-09-25 03:49Z
    RWY 15/33 CLSD
  • 09/066 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-26 04:00Z → 2026-09-26 10:00Z · first seen 2026-09-23 20:09Z · last seen 2026-09-25 03:48Z · cancelled 2026-09-25 03:48Z
    !MOB 09/066 MOB RWY 15/33 CLSD 2609260400-2609261000
  • 09/074 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-25 05:00Z → 2026-09-25 10:00Z · first seen 2026-09-25 02:30Z · last seen 2026-09-25 02:30Z
    !MOB 09/074 MOB RWY 15/33 CLSD 2609250500-2609251000
  • 09/062 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-25 04:00Z → 2026-09-25 10:00Z · first seen 2026-09-23 20:04Z · last seen 2026-09-25 02:28Z · cancelled 2026-09-25 02:28Z
    !MOB 09/062 MOB RWY 15/33 CLSD 2609250400-2609251000
  • 09/071 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-24 05:20Z → 2026-09-24 10:00Z · first seen 2026-09-24 03:05Z · last seen 2026-09-24 03:05Z
    !MOB 09/071 MOB RWY 15/33 CLSD 2609240520-2609241000
Published FAA baseline (NASR record)

Runway 15/33: Open on the published record — a baseline that does not reflect temporary closures or restrictions, not the current operational status.

Recent pilot reports involving runway 15/33

Official PIREPs that name this runway explicitly, past 6 hours.

No pilot report in the last 6 hours names runway 15/33 at KMOB explicitly. Reports near the airport that do not name a runway are on the airport page.

Instrument approaches to runway 15/33

From the FAA d-TPP, linked to the official plates.

Runway 33

Circling / other approaches at KMOB

No departure procedures · FAA d-TPP cycle 2611. Plates open on aeronav.faa.gov (public domain); ATIS Alerts does not reproduce charts or minimums.

Methodology and sources

Short version below; the full write-up is at Runway Intelligence methodology, and every launched airport is listed on the Runway Intelligence hub.

  • Active runwayscome first from the tower's TFDM (Terminal Flight Data Manager) airport configuration, received as structured data through the FAA SWIM Cloud Distribution Service at towers that have it; otherwise from the airport's D-ATIS text (community relay of the FAA broadcast) with an open, tested parser, and the broadcast text is always shown. Every change is recorded, so “recorded use” is what the facility stated, never an inference. ATIS Alerts is not an FAA product and this is not FAA data; SWIM content is for non-operational use.
  • Flowis the compass direction of the stated arrival ends (eight sectors, named only when every arrival end points within 30° of the others and clear of a sector edge); a tower's own configuration name is used when it carries a direction word. Stored separately from the runway sets.
  • Equipment, LAHSO and frequencies come from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription (cycle 2026-10-01): approach lights, visual glide slope, edge / centerline / touchdown-zone lights, REIL, ILS components with FAA status, RVR, markings, LAHSO hold-short points and available landing distances, and facility frequencies with their published sectorization. Outage annotations are readings of the NOTAM or D-ATIS text shown beside them. Blank FAA fields read “Not available”.
  • Wind components use the current METAR (aviationweather.gov) against TRUE runway headings from the OurAirports/FAA runway record.
  • Runway visual range, tower demand and traffic-management restrictions come from FAA SWIM: STDDS Airport Data (RVR and light settings, about 130 airports) and TFDM (15-minute runway demand, APREQ/MIT restrictions). Each block is stamped with its own time; none of it is an FAA product or a clearance.
  • Predicted runway scores each open end from the TAF wind (headwind, crosswind penalty, tailwind avoidance, longest-runway tie-break), excludes stated closures, and — once a wind sector has 24 h of recorded use — adjusts confidence by what the facility did under similar wind; every row lists its reasons. It does not model noise abatement or flow programs beyond what the record shows.
  • History thresholds: usage shares need 12 / 48 / 168 recorded hours for the 24-hour / 7-day / 30-day windows; a wind sector needs 24 h and 5 days; time-of-day needs 7 days and 20 h per daypart; flow shares need 48 h. Below a bar the module says so instead of showing a percentage.
  • Climatology: Iowa Environmental Mesonet ASOS archive, one observation per hour, 45° wind sectors, percentiles via t-digest; runway geometry is today's record applied to all years. Methodology v1.
  • PIREPs: official reports from aviationweather.gov are attached only when the text names this runway and the report is tied to KMOB by identifier or by position within 15 NM. Approaches: FAA d-TPP metafile, current charting cycle; plates link to aeronav.faa.gov. No minimums are reproduced.
  • Data freshness: METAR and D-ATIS refresh every minute on this page; the D-ATIS recorder ran 5 min ago; usage rollups every 3 h; climatology through 2025-12-31.

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⚠️ ATIS Alerts provides informational runway analysis based on available weather, the tower's TFDM configuration and NOTAMs received through FAA SWIM, D-ATIS text, FAA data and historical observations. Active runways shown here are what the tower or its D-ATIS stated and may lag or be misread; NOTAM coverage is not complete; predicted runways are an ATIS Alerts estimate, not an ATC assignment; equipment states are readings of the official text shown with them. Not an FAA product. Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.