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MSL to ALM: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Alamogordo (Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport)
1,062 mi
1,709 km · 923 nm
2h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,062 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 47m 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
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- ALM — Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport · Alamogordo, 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 ALM
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base7 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field42 mi away
- RUI · Sierra Blanca Regional Airport50 mi away
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from ALM?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Alamogordo (ALM) is 1,062 miles (1,709 km, 923 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to ALM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 47m 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 Alamogordo?
Alamogordo is 1 hour behind Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to ALM?
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