Shoals was served by Silver Airways with two daily flights to Atlanta. Due to constant delays and cancellations, ridership declined to about 3 passengers per day under Silver, below EAS guidelines. Silver ended service to Muscle Shoals in October 2014. SeaPort Airlines announced it would take Silver's place in the Fall of 2014, and began daily flights to Nashville and Memphis on January 12, 2015. SeaPort service lasted less than one year and ended on October 20, 2015. The US Department of Transportation awarded the EAS contract to Boutique Air in 2016. Currently, Boutique Air provides four round trips to Atlanta every day utilizing an 8-seat Pilatus PC-12. Facilities The airport covers 640 acres (259 ha) at an elevation of 551 feet (168 m). It has two asphalt runways: 12/30 is 6,694 by 150 feet (2,040 x 46 m) and 18/36 is 4,000 by 100 feet (1,219 x 30 m). In the year ending May 31, 2021, the airport had 36,805 aircraft operations, averaging 101 per day: 88% general aviation, 7% airline, 1% air taxi and 4% military. In November 2021, there were 60 aircraft based at this airport: 40 single-engine, 10 multi-engine, 1 jet and 9 helicopter. Airline and destinations Scheduled passenger service: Top destinations See also List of airports in Alabama Southern Airways Flight 242 References External links Aerial image as of February 1999 from USGS The National Map Airports in Alabama Essential Air Service Transportation buildings and structures in Colbert County, Alabama Florence–Muscle Shoals metropolitan area 1940 establishments in Alabama Airports established in 1940