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DYS to MSL: distance & flight time
Abilene (Dyess Air Force Base) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
722 mi
1,163 km · 628 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
722 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- DYS — Dyess Air Force Base · Abilene, 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 DYS
- ABI · Abilene Regional Airport10 mi away
- BKD · Stephens County Airport60 mi away
- SJT · San Angelo Regional Mathis Field83 mi away
- BBD · Curtis Field91 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 DYS from MSL?
The flight distance from Abilene (DYS) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 722 miles (1,163 km, 628 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DYS to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 DYS to MSL?
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