Waterwings Seaplane Base

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Location

Latitude: 
 33-11-54.8356N (33.198565)
Longitude: 
 086-28-35.2066W (-86.476446)
Elevation: 
 396.0 feet MSL (121 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 4.2 W (as of June 2026 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. S of Wilsonville, Alabama
Found On: 
 Atlanta Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

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

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 06/2026
Control tower: 
 No
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZTL (Atlanta)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZTL (Atlanta)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1396 feet (426 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Anniston(ANB)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 50AL

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    8.7 Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport
    (KSCD SCD)    		 100 104 100LL, Jet A+
    15.5 Shelby County Airport
    (KEET EET)    		 265 269 100LL, Jet A+
    23.6 Bessemer Ntl Airport
    (EKY KEKY EKY)    		 286 290 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    24.4 St Clair County Airport
    (PLR KPLR PLR)    		 27 31 100LL, Jet A+
    25.9 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
    (BHM KBHM BHM)    		 327 331 100LL, Jet A
    30.8 Talladega Municipal Airport
    (ASN KASN ASN)    		 43 48 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    30.9 Thomas C Russell Field Airport
    (ALX KALX ALX)    		 123 128 100LL, Jet A
    34.6 Bibb County Airport
    (0A8)    		 243 247 100LL
    38.8 Anniston Regional Airport
    (ANB KANB ANB)    		 52 57 100LL, Jet A
    40.9 Wetumpka Municipal Airport
    (08A)    		 169 173 100LL
    50.2 Northeast Alabama Regional Airport
    (GAD KGAD GAD)    		 22 27 100LL, Jet A-1+
    54.0 Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport
    (MGM KMGM MGM)    		 175 179 100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
    57.0 Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport
    (TCL KTCL TCL)    		 271 274 100LL, Jet A
    57.4 Craig Field Airport
    (SEM KSEM SEM)    		 206 210 100LL, Jet A
    59.5 Walker County/Bevill Field Airport
    (KJFX JFX)    		 315 319 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
    59.8 Moton Field Municipal Airport
    (06A)    		 137 142 100LL, Jet A+
    63.1 Auburn University Regional Airport
    (AUO KAUO AUO)    		 123 128 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    66.9 Lanett Regional Airport
    (7A3)    		 109 114 100LL
    67.0 Cullman Regional/Folsom Field Airport
    (KCMD CMD)    		 343 347 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    71.2 West Georgia Regional/O V Gray Field Airport
    (KCTJ CTJ)    		 68 73 100LL, Jet A+

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    Remarks

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    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 12W/30W
    Longest Runway: 12W/30W is 5200 ft (1585 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    50AL Airport Runway Details

    Runway 12W/30W  5200 ft x 200 ft (1585 m x 61 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 06/01/2026
    Surface:  Water - Fair condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 12W

    Runway 30W
    Elevation: 
    		 396.0 396.0
    Latitude: 
    		 33-12-07.7000N 33-11-41.9712N
    Longitude: 
    		 086-29-01.7000W 086-28-08.7132W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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