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CAE to MSL: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
374 mi
603 km · 325 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
374 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, 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 CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 mi away
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 CAE from MSL?
The flight distance from Columbia (CAE) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 374 miles (603 km, 325 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAE to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 time difference between Columbia and Muscle Shoals?
Muscle Shoals is 1 hour behind Columbia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAE to MSL?
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