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AL53 Shoals Hospital Heliport
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: AL53
Lat/Long: 34-44-50.2300N 087-40-39.9800W
34-44.837167N 087-40.666333W
34.7472861,-87.6777722
(estimated)
Elevation: 500 ft. / 152 m (estimated)
Variation: 01E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 35661

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use, MEDICAL USE.
Activation date: 05/1990
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: SR-SS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at MSL (3 nm E): 119.425 (256-383-2304)
WX AWOS-3P at 9A4 (17 nm E): 118.525 (256-637-0903)

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface: porous friction courses
Latitude: 34-44.837167N
Longitude: 087-40.666333W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: SHOALS HOSPITAL
201 AVALON AVE
MUSCLE SHOALS, AL 35661
Phone 205-386-1610
Manager: PHILIP FRETWELL
201 AVALON AVE.
MUSCLE SHOALS, AL 35661
Phone 256-386-1738
ADDITIONAL CONTACT: KAREN BOHANNON - 256-386-1761 KAREN.BOHANNON@SHOALSHOSPITAL.COM

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 75 FT PWR LINE 600 FT WEST OF PAD; 30 FT LIGHT POLES 50 FT NORTH, EAST & WEST OF PAD.
- FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AL53.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMSL - Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (3 nm E)
9A4 - Courtland Airport (17 nm E)
M22 - Bill Pugh Field Airport (18 nm S)
15M - Segars Field Airport (24 nm W)
1M4 - Posey Field Airport (28 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2812:28
Sunrise06:5612:56
Sunset16:4322:43
Evening civil twilight17:1223:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Dec-2025 04:49:32
Local (UTC-6)  23-Dec-2025 22:49:32
 
METAR
KMSL 
4nm E 		240441Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM BR CLR 13/12 A3029 RMK AO2 T01280117
TAF
KMSL 
4nm E 		231736Z 2318/2418 22008G16KT P6SM BKN015 OVC035 FM232200 24006KT P6SM SCT035 FM240400 24006KT P6SM BKN015 OVC035
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