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50AL Waterwings Seaplane Base
Wilsonville, Alabama, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 50AL
Lat/Long: 33-11-54.8356N 086-28-35.2066W
33-11.913927N 086-28.586777W
33.1985654,-86.4764463
(estimated)
Elevation: 396 ft. / 121 m (estimated)
From city: 3 miles S of WILSONVILLE, AL
Time zone: UTC +0 (year round; does not observe DST)
Zip code: 35186

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/2026
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at SCD (9 nm E): 119.125 (256-249-2620)
WX ASOS at EET (15 nm W): 134.325 (205-663-5881)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
VUZr141/35.4VULCAN VORTAC114.4002E
OKWr093/38.9BROOKWOOD VORTAC111.0000E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 12W/30W

Dimensions: 5200 x 200 ft. / 1585 x 61 m
Surface: water, in fair condition
RUNWAY 12W  RUNWAY 30W
Latitude: 33-12.128333N33-11.699520N
Longitude: 086-29.028333W086-28.145220W
Elevation: 396.0 ft.396.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: WATERWINGS SEAPLANES
2013 BRIDGELAKE DRIVE
HOOVER, AL 35244
Phone 205-807-3591
Manager: CHARLES WELDEN
2013 BRIDGELAKE DRIVE
HOOVER, AL 35244-1421
Phone 205-807-3591

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 50AL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (9 nm E)
KEET - Shelby County Airport (15 nm W)
02A - Chilton County Airport (22 nm S)
KEKY - Bessemer National Airport (24 nm W)
KPLR - St Clair County Airport (24 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Sep-2026
 Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight11:14
Sunrise11:39
Sunset23:34
Evening civil twilight23:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Sep-2026 03:37:01
 
METAR
KSCD 
9nm E 		290315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3001 RMK AO2 T01450133
KEET 
15nm W 		290253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP148 T01670117 51016
TAF
KEET 
15nm W 		281720Z 2818/2918 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250
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