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Coordinates: 34°44′43″N 087°36′37″W / 34.74528, -87.61028

Northwest Alabama Regional Airport

IATA: MSL – ICAO: KMSL – FAA: MSL
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerColbert & Lauderdale Counties
LocationMuscle Shoals, Alabama
Elevation AMSL550 ft / 168 m
Websitewww.FlyTheShoals.com
Runways
DirectionLengthSurface
ftm
11/296,6932,040Asphalt
18/364,0001,219Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations44,860
Based aircraft74
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (IATA: MSL, ICAO: KMSL, FAA LID: MSL) is a public airport located one mile (1. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned Muscle Shoals is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Asphalt ( is a sticky black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude Petroleums and in some natural deposits sometimes termed asphaltum The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land 6 km) east of the central business district of Muscle Shoals, a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city Muscle Shoals is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. Colbert County is a County of the US state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of brothers George and Levi Colbert, Chickasaw Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [1] The airport is operated by the counties of Colbert and Lauderdale. Lauderdale County is a County of the US state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Colonel James Lauderdale, of Tennessee. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline. General aviation (abbr GA) is one of two categories of Civil aviation. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. Essential Air Service (EAS is a US government program enacted to guarantee that small communities in the United States, which prior to deregulation were served

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 5,166 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2004 and 6,157 enplanements in 2005. The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of According to the Gregorian calendar, the calendar year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31. [2] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011, Northwest Alabama Regional is classified as commercial service - non-primary because it has between 2,500 and 10,000 passenger boardings per year. [3]

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Facilities and aircraft

Northwest Alabama Regional Airport covers an area of 615 acres (249 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 11/29 measuring 6,693 x 150 ft (2,040 x 46 m) and 18/36 measuring 4,000 x 100 ft (1,219 x 30 m). The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, Asphalt ( is a sticky black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude Petroleums and in some natural deposits sometimes termed asphaltum A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. [1]

For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2006, the airport had 44,860 aircraft operations, an average of 122 per day: 94% general aviation, 3% military, 2% scheduled commercial and 1% air taxi. General aviation (abbr GA) is one of two categories of Civil aviation. An air taxi is a for-hire passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis There are 74 aircraft based at this airport: 58% single engine, 20% multi-engine, 8% jet aircraft and 14% helicopters. History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. [1]

Airline and destinations

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for MSL (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. ^ FAA Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data: 2005
  3. ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2007-2011

See also

External links


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