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EMT to MSL: distance & flight time
El Monte (San Gabriel Valley Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
1,728 mi
2,781 km · 1,502 nm
3h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,728 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 51m 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
- EMT — San Gabriel Valley Airport · El Monte, 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 EMT
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport24 mi away
- POC · Brackett Field14 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport15 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport20 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 EMT from MSL?
The flight distance from El Monte (EMT) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 1,728 miles (2,781 km, 1,502 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EMT to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 51m 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 EMT to MSL?
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