CircumFlightKMSL NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL
Muscle Shoals, AL · FAA identifier MSL · Accident history (NTSB)
087°36′36.8″W
Conditions
Category: VFR Wind: 350° at 5 kt Visibility: 10 sm Temp/Dewpoint: 3°C / 0°C Altimeter: 30.12" Hg Sky: 5,500 ft - SCT
Category: VFR Wind: 350° at 8 kt Visibility: more than 6 sm Weather: KMSL 140520Z Sky: 6,000 ft - BKN
Category: VFR Wind: 030° at 5 kt Visibility: more than 6 sm Sky: --- ft - SKC
Runways
Frequencies
All frequencies (5)
| Use | Frequency | Sector | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTAF | 123.050 | ||
| UNICOM | 123.050 | ||
| ASOS | 119.425 | ||
| MEMPHIS CENTER | 120.8 | ||
| MEMPHIS CENTER | 307.0 |
Procedures and charts
Charts open from the FAA's digital Terminal Procedures Publication, cycle 2612, effective 11/26/2026 12:00:00 AM to 12/24/2026 12:00:00 AM. Not for navigation; check the cycle before flight.
NOTAMs
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OBSTACLES (1)
TOWER LIGHTS (11)
Release queue
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Release times (the slot at the departure fix) and delay causes from traffic management, derived by CircumFlight, as of 0941Z; not FAA data and not for operational use. Get your release from ATC. Aircraft whose owners have asked the FAA to limit the display of their flights are not shown.
Arrivals and departures
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Flights seen in the last five minutes, as of 0941Z. A departure at a gate has its departure clearance and has not yet moved; a place marked (est.) is the nearest stand to the aircraft's last surface position. Derived by CircumFlight from air traffic management feeds; not FAA data and not for operational use. Times are estimates from distance and ground speed. Aircraft whose owners have asked the FAA to limit the display of their flights are not shown.
Statistics
Grants
| FY | Grants | Awarded | AIP | Other programs | Share of US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | $209,789 | $209,789 | — | 0.01% |
| 2011 | 1 | $1,226,545 | $1,226,545 | — | 0.04% |
| 2012 | 2 | $2,050,000 | $2,050,000 | — | 0.06% |
| 2013 | 2 | $295,000 | $295,000 | — | 0.01% |
| 2014 | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | — | 0.00% |
| 2015 | 2 | $268,750 | $268,750 | — | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 1 | $274,000 | $274,000 | — | 0.01% |
| 2017 | 1 | $438,380 | $438,380 | — | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 1 | $5,865,965 | $5,865,965 | — | 0.17% |
| 2019 | 1 | $338,390 | $338,390 | — | 0.01% |
| 2020 | 1 | $649,108 | $616,653 | $32,455 | 0.01% |
| 2021 | 3 | $227,378 | $138,110 | $89,268 | 0.00% |
| 2022 | 1 | $4,239,894 | $4,239,894 | — | 0.05% |
| 2023 | 2 | $4,369,083 | $4,033,410 | $335,673 | 0.06% |
| 2025 | 2 | $1,656,312 | $827,085 | $829,227 | 0.02% |
Other programs: pandemic relief (CARES, CRRSA, ARPA), the infrastructure law (AIG, ATRM, FCT) and ARRA. US $ / op is that fiscal year's awards to towered fields divided by those fields' operations, so it compares like with like; Share of US is this field's awards against every award in the FAA's report for the year.
| Category | Grants | Awarded | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runways | 4 | $7,094,665 | 32% | |
| Lighting, signs and navaids | 4 | $4,858,292 | 22% | |
| Taxiways | 2 | $4,052,830 | 18% | |
| Aprons | 2 | $2,476,545 | 11% | |
| Terminals | 6 | $2,012,380 | 9.0% | |
| Safety and security | 3 | $1,042,977 | 4.7% | |
| Snow removal and equipment | 1 | $335,673 | 1.5% | |
| Planning and environmental | 2 | $303,232 | 1.4% | |
| Pandemic relief | 2 | $82,000 | 0.37% |
Categories are read from the FAA's project wording by CircumFlight's rules (noise mitigation first, then the pandemic programs, terminals, runways, taxiways, aprons, lighting and navaids, safety and security, snow removal and equipment, land, planning, buildings and roads). A grant that lists several projects is counted under its largest line item here and shown under it below; a line item with several projects takes the first one named.
| FY | Grant | Category | Amount | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3-01-0054-049-2025 2025-01-27 |
Safety and security | $829,227 | Install Wildlife Perimeter Fencing |
| 2025 | 3-01-0054-050-2025 2025-06-30 |
Runways | $827,085 | Construct/Extend Safety Area |
| 2023 | 3-01-0054-047-2023 2023-09-11 |
Taxiways | $4,033,410 | Reconstruct Taxiway Lighting, Rehabilitate Taxiway |
| 2023 | 3-01-0054-048-2023 2023-09-06 |
Snow removal and equipment | $335,673 | Acquire Equipment |
| 2022 | 3-01-0054-046-2022 2022-09-22 |
Lighting, signs and navaids | $4,239,894 | Reconstruct Runway Lighting |
| 2021 | 3-01-0054-043-2021 2021-05-24 |
Runways | $145,378 $138K AIP |
Construct/Extend/Improve Safety Area |
| 2021 | 3-01-0054-044-2021 2021-03-19 |
Pandemic relief | $23,000 | CRRSA Act Funds |
| 2021 | 3-01-0054-045-2021 2021-08-13 |
Pandemic relief | $59,000 | General ARPA |
| 2020 | seq. 41 | Runways | $649,108 $617K AIP |
Conduct or Update Miscellaneous Study; Install Miscellaneous NAVAIDS; Rehabilitate Taxiway; Seal Runway Pavement Surface/Pavement Joints |
| 2019 | 3-01-0054-040-2019 | Lighting, signs and navaids | $338,390 | Reconstruct Airfield Guidance Signs |
| 2018 | seq. 038 | Runways | $5,865,965 | Reconstruct Airfield Guidance Signs - Phase 1 - Reconstruct 27 Signs; Rehabilitate Runway - Rehabilitate (overlay)(construction phase) RW 11/29; Reconstruct Airfield Guidance Signs - Phase 1-Design for reconstruction of 69 signs; Rehabilitate Runway - Phase 1-Design rehabilitate (overlay) RW 11/29 |
| 2017 | seq. 37 | Terminals | $438,380 | Install Perimeter Fencing, Rehabilitate Terminal Building |
| 2016 | seq. 36 | Terminals | $274,000 | Rehabilitate Runway - 11/29, Rehabilitate Runway - 18/36, Rehabilitate Terminal Building |
| 2015 | seq. 34 | Safety and security | $118,750 | Install Perimeter Fencing |
| 2015 | seq. 35 | Terminals | $150,000 | Rehabilitate Terminal Building |
| 2014 | seq. 33 | Terminals | $150,000 | Rehabilitate Terminal Building |
| 2013 | seq. 31 | Terminals | $200,000 | Rehabilitate Terminal Building |
| 2013 | seq. 32 | Safety and security | $95,000 | Wildlife Hazard Assessments |
| 2012 | seq. 29 | Aprons | $1,250,000 | Construct Apron |
| 2012 | seq. 30 | Terminals | $800,000 | Rehabilitate Terminal Building |
| 2011 | seq. 28 | Aprons | $1,226,545 | Construct Apron [Design and site preparation] |
| 2010 | seq. 27 | Planning and environmental | $209,789 | Update Airport Master Plan Study |
From the FAA's Airport Improvement Program grant history reports, FY2010–FY2025 (federal fiscal years, October to September), as the FAA published them. Every program in those reports is counted: from FY2020 they include CARES, CRRSA and ARPA relief, and from FY2021 the infrastructure law's AIG, terminal (ATRM) and contract tower (FCT) grants, so a total here is not AIP alone; the AIP share is shown separately. Tower operations are the FAA's ATADS counts for towered fields, calendar years 2010 to 2024; a field without a tower has no counts, and a year's dollars per operation divide a fiscal year's awards by the same-numbered calendar year's count. Grants to state block programs, system plans and proposed airports carry no airport identifier and are not shown on airport pages. Ranks count airports with at least one award in these years. Figures are as published and may be revised by the FAA; this is not FAA analysis. Sources: FAA AIP grant histories, FAA ATADS airport operations. What a sponsor agrees to in accepting a grant: FAA grant assurances.
Nearby airports
| Airport | Name | Distance | Bearing | Conditions | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9A4 | COURTLAND | 13.9 nm | 112° E | — | |
| M22 | BILL PUGH FLD | 18.7 nm | 196° S | — | |
| 15M | SEGARS FLD | 27.5 nm | 274° W | — | |
| 1M4 | POSEY FLD | 27.9 nm | 179° S | — | |
| 01M | TISHOMINGO COUNTY | 32.9 nm | 243° SW | — | |
| KDCU | PRYOR FLD RGNL | 33.3 nm | 099° E | VFR | Calm |
| 2M2 | LAWRENCEBURG/LAWRENCE COUNTY (FLEEMAN FLD) | 34.1 nm | 030° NE | — | |
| KGZS | ABERNATHY FLD | 36.7 nm | 048° NE | VFR | Calm |
| 2A8 | ADDISON | 38.8 nm | 145° SE | — | |
| 5M0 | HARTSELLE/MORGAN COUNTY RGNL | 39.1 nm | 121° SE | — | |
| KSNH | SAVANNAH-HARDIN COUNTY | 39.3 nm | 311° NW | VFR | Calm |
Private-use fields nearby (7)
| 5AL5 | BIG RIVER AIRPARK | 3.8 nm | 212° SW | — | |
| 0AL9 | WILSON CREEK | 6.4 nm | 350° N | — | |
| AL46 | SHOALS CREEK | 9.5 nm | 007° N | — | |
| AL61 | ELK HAVEN | 20.1 nm | 076° E | — | |
| AL34 | ELAM'S LANDING | 21.1 nm | 148° SE | — | |
| 56AL | BEECHWOOD AIRPARK | 21.6 nm | 085° E | — | |
| 51AL | ARDMORE | 38.5 nm | 068° E | — |
Distances are great-circle from the airport reference point; bearings and winds are true. Conditions are each field's own METAR from the last two hours; a dash means it has none.