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CVG to MSL: distance & flight time
Cincinnati (Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
339 mi
545 km · 294 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
339 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- CVG — Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · Cincinnati, 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 CVG
- LUK · Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field14 mi away
- HAO · Butler Co Regional Airport - Hogan Field23 mi away
- MGY · Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport44 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark54 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 CVG from MSL?
The flight distance from Cincinnati (CVG) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 339 miles (545 km, 294 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CVG to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CVG to MSL?
Nonstop service on CVG–MSL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 22m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cincinnati and Muscle Shoals?
Muscle Shoals is 1 hour behind Cincinnati.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CVG to MSL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CVG–MSL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CVG to MSL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CVG–MSL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.