Northwest Alabama Regional
MSL · KMSL · Muscle Shoals, Alabama · Colbert County · map
Northwest Alabama Regional is a public-use airport, 1 mile east of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, 550 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 6,694 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 67 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 32,330 takeoffs and landings a year. About 6,264 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Northwest Alabama Regional?
Its FAA code is MSL, and its ICAO code is KMSL.
Where is Northwest Alabama Regional?
It is 1 mile east of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, 550 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Northwest Alabama Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 12/30, is 6,694 feet long.
Does Northwest Alabama Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Northwest Alabama Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Northwest Alabama Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Charlotte/Douglas International, Pensacola International, Smyrna, Barkley Regional, Middle Georgia Regional. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Northwest Alabama Regional?
1 pilot examiner and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Northwest Alabama Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MSL · ICAO KMSL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 550 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 6,694 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 4,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: PAPI, four lights on the right, trees 52 ft high 1,689 ft from the end
- Runway 30: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 68 ft high 2,004 ft from the end
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 61 ft high 906 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | |
| Msl and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.425 | |
| Huntsville and center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.8 | |
| Apt Remark 9 With Gco Freq | 121.725 | · Gco available on frequency 121.725 for memphis the air route traffic control center (zme). |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 256-383-2304.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Bill Pugh Field (19 nm south), Posey Field (28 nm south), Pryor Field Regional (33 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alabama · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 30; runway end identifier lights runway 12; PAPI runway 12; PAPI runway 18 and 36; high-intensity runway lights runway 12/30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Except thanksgiving, christmas, and new years day
- Ext. 101.
- Runway 18/36 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Calm wind runway.
- No general aviation parking on air carrier ramp.
- Landing fee and passenger facility chrg for unscheduled air carrier and chtr operations.
- Taxiway a is the pref taxiway for air carrier and chtr operations using the air carrier ramp.
- Landing fee for air carrier over 12,500 pounds.
- Gco available on frequency 121.725 for memphis the air route traffic control center (zme).
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 665 departures from MSL in those twelve months, carrying 9,235 passengers in 20,233 seats (46% filled), to 15 destinations on 4 airlines.
All 15 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 43 |
| multi-engine | 12 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 10 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 32,330, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 4,752 |
| general aviation, travelling | 11,088 |
| general aviation, local | 14,840 |
| military | 1,650 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Muscle Shoals from the FAA register
21 aircraft are registered to owners in Muscle Shoals, Alabama: 10 piston singles, 7 helicopters, 3 piston twins, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alabama.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners.
- Max Peter Gurgew private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Huntsville, AL (42 nm) · (256) 509-3866 · [email protected]
All 6 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Muscle Shoals 21 aircraft · 10 piston singles, 7 helicopters, 3 piston twins
- Tennessee Valley Authority 8 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alabama 1,210 since 1982 · 172 in the last ten years
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 601 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Pensacola International (PNS) 25 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Smyrna (MQY) 16 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Barkley Regional (PAH) 6 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Middle Georgia Regional (MCN) 4 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Northwest Alabama Regional (MSL) 4 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Abilene Regional (ABI) 1 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance (AFW) 1 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alabama 85 landing places
- Alabama 4,342 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MSL.json.
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 27, 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.