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MLC to MSL: distance & flight time
Mcalester (Mc Alester Regional Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
464 mi
746 km · 403 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
464 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m 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
- MLC — Mc Alester Regional Airport · Mcalester, 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 MLC
- ADT · Ada Regional Airport51 mi away
- OKM · Okmulgee Regional Airport55 mi away
- ADM · Ardmore Municipal Airport81 mi away
- RVS · Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport81 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 MLC from MSL?
The flight distance from Mcalester (MLC) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 464 miles (746 km, 403 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MLC to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 MLC to MSL?
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