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CEW to MSL: distance & flight time
Crestview (Bob Sikes Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
281 mi
453 km · 244 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
281 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- CEW — Bob Sikes Airport · Crestview, 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 CEW
- EGI · Duke Field9 mi away
- VPS · Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport20 mi away
- DSI · Destin Executive Airport26 mi away
- NSE · Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North30 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 CEW from MSL?
The flight distance from Crestview (CEW) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 281 miles (453 km, 244 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CEW to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 CEW to MSL?
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