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LAN to MSL: distance & flight time
Lansing (Capital City Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
578 mi
931 km · 503 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
578 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- LAN — Capital City Airport · Lansing, 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 LAN
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport74 mi away
- JXN · Jackson County Reynolds Field36 mi away
- AMN · Gratiot Community Airport38 mi away
- FNT · Bishop International Airport45 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 LAN from MSL?
The flight distance from Lansing (LAN) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 578 miles (931 km, 503 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAN to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LAN to MSL?
Nonstop service on LAN–MSL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lansing and Muscle Shoals?
Muscle Shoals is 1 hour behind Lansing.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAN to MSL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LAN–MSL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LAN to MSL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LAN–MSL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.