# Waterwings Seaplane Base (50AL)

**Waterwings Seaplane Base** (FAA: 50AL) is a seaplane base in Wilsonville, Alabama, United States. It opened in Jun 2026. It has one runway, 5,200 ft (1,585 m) long, water.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/46al

## At a glance

- FAA: 50AL
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Wilsonville, Alabama, United States
- Opened: Jun 2026
- Elevation: 396 ft / 121 m
- Coordinates: 33.1990, -86.4746
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,200 ft / 1,585 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Weather station: KSCD
- Ident: 46AL

## Timeline

- Jun 2026: Waterwings Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12W/30W | 5,200 ft / 1,585 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Water |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [KEET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keet.md) Shelby County Airport · 18 mi / 29 km
- [BHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbhm.md) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · 30 mi / 48 km
- [ANB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kanb.md) Anniston Regional Airport · 45 mi / 72 km
- [MXF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmxf.md) Maxwell Air Force Base · 57 mi / 91 km
- [MGM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmgm.md) Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport · 62 mi / 100 km
- [TCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktcl.md) Tuscaloosa National Airport · 66 mi / 106 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/46al/data