Airports near Bessemer, AL
9 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Bessemer, Alabama — 4 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Bessemer Ntl (KEKY), 3.1 nm E. Closest public fuel: KEKY (100LL,A,A+), 3.1 nm. Longest runway: 12,007 ft at KBHM.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Bessemer | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEKY | Bessemer Ntl Bessemer · Airport | 3.1 nm E | Public | 6,007 ft | 100LL,A,A+ | CTAF 123.0 |
| 5AL3 | Flying X Ranch Montevallo · Airport | 12.6 nm SE | Private | 2,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| AL40 | Bonham Birmingham · Airport | 12.7 nm N | Private | 1,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KEET | Shelby County Alabaster · Airport | 13.6 nm SE | Public | 5,000 ft | 100LL,A+ | CTAF 122.7 |
| KBHM | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Birmingham · Airport | 18.2 nm NE | Public | 12,007 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 119.9 · UNICOM 122.95 |
| 1AL2 | Tri-L Acres Airpark Columbiana · Airport | 20.0 nm E | Private | 3,751 ft (soft) | — | — |
| AL18 | Parker Field Gardendale · Airport | 21.5 nm N | Private | 1,550 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 0A8 | Bibb County Centreville · Airport | 24.3 nm S | Public | 4,206 ft | — | CTAF 122.975 |
| AL17 | Lazy Eight Airpark LLC Wilsonville · Airport | 24.3 nm E | Private | 3,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Bessemer as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.