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EFD to MSL: distance & flight time
Houston (Ellington Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
566 mi
911 km · 492 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
566 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- EFD — Ellington Airport · Houston, 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 EFD
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport28 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport8 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark27 mi away
- GLS · Scholes International At Galveston Airport30 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 EFD from MSL?
The flight distance from Houston (EFD) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 566 miles (911 km, 492 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EFD to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 42m 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 EFD to MSL?
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