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5AL5

Big River Airpark
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	5AL5
Lat/Long:	34-41-31.5100N 087-39-04.3900W 34-41.525167N 087-39.073167W 34.6920861,-87.6512194 (estimated)
Elevation:	505 ft. / 154 m (estimated)
From city:	4 miles S of MUSCLE SHOALS, AL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	35674

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/2003
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS:	ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT LIRL RWY 18/36 - 122.8.

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at MSL (4 nm NE):	119.425 (256-383-2304)
WX AWOS-3P at 9A4 (15 nm E):	118.525 (256-637-0903)

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	3000 x 50 ft. / 914 x 15 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
Runway edge markings:	RWY 18/36 MARKINGS FADED.
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	numbers only, in poor condition	numbers only, in poor condition
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	FHJLT 925 OLD HWY 20 TUSCUMBIA, AL 35674
Manager:	FELECIA JAMES 925 OLD HWY 20 TUSCUMBIA, AL 35674 Phone 256-381-4445

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5AL5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMSL - Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (4 nm NE)
9A4 - Courtland Airport (15 nm E)
M22 - Bill Pugh Field Airport (15 nm S)
1M4 - Posey Field Airport (25 nm S)
15M - Segars Field Airport (26 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:31	12:31
Sunrise	06:59	12:59
Sunset	16:50	22:50
Evening civil twilight	17:18	23:18

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Jan-2026 18:13:24
Local (UTC-6)	02-Jan-2026 12:13:24

METAR

KMSL
4nm NE

021753Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM BKN085 OVC110 14/09 A2984 RMK AO2 RAB06E25 SLP104 P0000 60000 T01440089 10150 20078 58013 $

TAF

KMSL
4nm NE

021720Z 0218/0318 16006KT P6SM BKN080 OVC150 FM021900 10008KT P6SM -RA OVC080 FM022100 10008KT 4SM RA BR BKN015 OVC025 FM030700 04006KT P6SM OVC008 FM031600 03006KT P6SM OVC015

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