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IDP to MSL: distance & flight time
Independence (Independence Municipal Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
486 mi
782 km · 422 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
486 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m 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
- IDP — Independence Municipal Airport · Independence, 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 IDP
- CFV · Coffeyville Municipal Airport12 mi away
- PPF · Tri-City Airport19 mi away
- CNU · Chanute Martin Johnson Airport39 mi away
- TUL · Tulsa International Airport67 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 IDP from MSL?
The flight distance from Independence (IDP) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 486 miles (782 km, 422 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IDP to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 IDP to MSL?
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