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Northwest Alabama Regional Airport

medium airport · elevation 551 ft (168 m)
11:03Z 00:34Z Night
Current METARVFR
28 min ago·06:53Z
KMSL 290653Z AUTO 19010G18KT 10SM FEW011 FEW042 19/16 A2992 RMK AO2 PK WND 12033/0630 RAE39 SLP127 P0012 T01890161 $
Wind
190° 10 kt (gust 18 kt)
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
Temperature
19°C / 16°C
temp / dew
QNH
1013 hPa
29.92 inHg
Clouds
FEW 1,100ft, FEW 4,200ft
Weather
Station
KMSL
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator peak wind of 33 knots from 120 degrees at 06:30 rain ending at :39 sea level pressure of 1012.7 HPa 12/100 of an inch of precipitation fell in the last hour hourly temperature of 18.9°C and dew point of 16.1°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (1)
  • SIGMETCONVECTIVESEV
    29 06:55Z29 08:55Z
    SFC – 42,000 ft
PIREPs (1)
  • FL024PC12
    11 min ago
Wind & Runways
NESW10 kt190°G18
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
11/292040 mASP
18/361219 mASP
Runway components
RunwayHead/TailCrosswind
RWY 11/29HW 2 ktXW 10 kt R
RWY 18/36HW 10 ktXW 2 kt R
34.7451°, -87.6130°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
RunwayStatusHW (kt)XW (kt)Flags
RWY 18/36 (use 18)PreferredHW 102 R
RWY 11/29 (use 11)UsableHW 210 R
Density altitude
1,169 ft
elevation 551 ft
ISA deviation
+5.1°C
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KMSL
  • ASOS119.425
  • CNTRMEMPHIS CNTR120.800
  • RDOANNISTON RDO122.200
  • UNICCTAF/UNICOM123.050
Navaids near airportassoc. KMSL
IdentTypeFreqPower
MSLVORTAC116.50 MHzMEDIUM
Runways2

Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.

  • RWY 11/296,693 ft (2,040 m)
    Surface
    ASP
    Lighting
    Lit
    ILS
  • RWY 18/364,000 ft (1,219 m)
    Surface
    ASP
    Lighting
    Lit
    ILS
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KMSL
Wind12 kt
Vis8.0 km
Temp21°C
QNH1015 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=314
NESWCALM1%
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Northwest Alabama Regional Airport
12301836
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/29 06:22 UTC
MVFRBASE29/06Z → 29/07Z2207KT · 4 SM · TSRA BR · BKN015(CB)sn
Wind: 2207KT
Visibility: 4 SM
Weather: TSRA BR
Clouds: BKN015(CB)sn
TAF KMSL 290520Z 2906/3006 22007KT 4SM TSRA BR BKN015CB
MVFRFM29/07Z → 29/13Z2208KT · 6 SM · -SHRA · OVC015
Wind: 2208KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: OVC015
FM290700 22008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015
MVFRFM29/13Z → 29/21Z3009G16KT · 6 SM · SCT022
Wind: 3009G16KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT022
FM291300 30009G16KT P6SM SCT022
MVFRFM29/21Z → 30/06Z3409G15KT · 6 SM · SCT035
Wind: 3409G15KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT035
FM292100 34009G15KT P6SM SCT035
Raw TAF
TAF KMSL 290520Z 2906/3006 22007KT 4SM TSRA BR BKN015CB FM290700 22008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015 FM291300 30009G16KT P6SM SCT022 FM292100 34009G15KT P6SM SCT035
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