Airports / Alabama / MSL
Northwest Alabama Regional Airport
KMSL / MSLMuscle Shoals, AlabamaELEV 551 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
42 nm
To the nearest alternate
Huntsville International Airport (HSV) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (KMSL / MSL) sits in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 551 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into MSL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Huntsville International Airport (HSV, 42 nm), Redstone Army Air Field (HUA, 46 nm), and Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP, 64 nm).
Charter pricing from MSL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Muscle Shoals.
What fliers highlight
Easy in & out
3/5 reviews“She communicated with me efficiently and reassured me that she’d get my luggage back.”
Erin Pennington5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“Staff and crew were fantastic.”
Joe Perez5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Northwest Alabama Regional Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KMSL
IATA
MSL
FAA / Local
MSL
Elevation
551 ft
Coordinates
34.7451° N · 87.6130° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AL fields
state range 17–1,032 ft
At 551 ft, MSL sits higher than 66% of the 32 Alabama fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 42nmHSVHuntsville International AirportHuntsville
- 46nmHUARedstone Army Air FieldRedstone Arsnl Huntsville
- 64nmTUPTupelo Regional AirportTupelo
- 78nmCBMColumbus Air Force BaseColumbus
- 82nmMKLMcKellar-Sipes Regional AirportJackson
- 83nmBHMBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportBirmingham
Location
Open the full mapKMSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, AL
From the ramp
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