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BTR to MSL: distance & flight time
Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
356 mi
574 km · 310 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
356 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BTR — Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · Baton Rouge, United States
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BTR
Near MSL
- DCU · Pryor Field Regional Airport38 mi away
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field48 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field53 mi away
- TUP · Tupelo Regional Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BTR from MSL?
The flight distance from Baton Rouge (BTR) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 356 miles (574 km, 310 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BTR to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BTR to MSL?
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