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MSL to ALB: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Albany (Albany International Airport)
925 mi
1,489 km · 804 nm
2h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
925 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 29m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- ALB — Albany International Airport · Albany, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ALB
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport10 mi away
- GFL · Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport42 mi away
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport69 mi away
- BAF · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from ALB?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Albany (ALB) is 925 miles (1,489 km, 804 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to ALB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 29m 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 Muscle Shoals and Albany?
Albany is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to ALB?
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