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DPA to MSL: distance & flight time
West Chicago (Dupage Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
496 mi
798 km · 431 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
496 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- DPA — Dupage Airport · West Chicago, 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 DPA
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport18 mi away
- LOT · Lewis University Airport22 mi away
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport23 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport27 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 DPA from MSL?
The flight distance from West Chicago (DPA) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 496 miles (798 km, 431 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DPA to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 DPA to MSL?
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