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CTY to MSL: distance & flight time
Cross City (Cross City Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
440 mi
709 km · 383 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
440 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- CTY — Cross City Airport · Cross City, 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 CTY
- LCQ · Lake City Gateway Airport49 mi away
- GNV · Gainesville Regional Airport50 mi away
- OCF · Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field62 mi away
- TPA · Tampa International Airport120 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 CTY from MSL?
The flight distance from Cross City (CTY) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 440 miles (709 km, 383 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CTY to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 Cross City and Muscle Shoals?
Muscle Shoals is 1 hour behind Cross City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CTY to MSL?
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