Waterwings
50AL · Wilsonville, Alabama · Shelby County · map
Waterwings is a private airfield, 3 miles south of Wilsonville, Alabama, 396 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 50AL
- Kind
- Airfield · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 396 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- June 2026
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12W/30W | 5,200 × 200 ft | Water, fair |
Aircraft registered in Wilsonville from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Wilsonville, Alabama: 7 piston singles, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 glider. Not every one of them is based at this airfield; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airfield alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Alabama.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airfield NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airfield.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.