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HCW to MSL: distance & flight time
Cheraw (Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
434 mi
699 km · 378 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
434 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- HCW — Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field · Cheraw, 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 HCW
- HVS · Hartsville Regional Airport23 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport66 mi away
- FLO · Florence Regional Airport39 mi away
- CDN · Woodward Field46 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 HCW from MSL?
The flight distance from Cheraw (HCW) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 434 miles (699 km, 378 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HCW to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 time difference between Cheraw and Muscle Shoals?
Muscle Shoals is 1 hour behind Cheraw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HCW to MSL?
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