AirportsNorthwest Alabama Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Muscle Shoals, in Alabama, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MSL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MSL
- ICAO code
- KMSL
- City
- Muscle Shoals
- State or region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 34.7451° N, 87.6130° W
- Elevation
- 168 m (551 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,040 m (6,693 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MSL means Northwest Alabama Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMSL. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 34.7451° N, 87.6130° W. It stands 168 metres (551 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Huntsville, about 94 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Northwest Alabama Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,040 metres (6,693 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 378.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,040 m 6,693 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18/36 | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huntsville International AirportHuntsville | HSV | 78 km |
| Tupelo Regional AirportTupelo | TUP | 119 km |
| McKellar-Sipes Regional AirportJackson | MKL | 152 km |
| Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportBirmingham | BHM | 154 km |
| Golden Triangle Regional AirportColumbus/W Point/Starkville | GTR | 170 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,795 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,684 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,288 km | 15 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,881 km | 8 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,380 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,818 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,823 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,781 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,698 km | 18 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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