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MSL to ANC: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Anchorage (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport)
3,242 mi
5,218 km · 2,817 nm
6h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,242 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 49m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- ANC — Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · Anchorage, 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 ANC
- MRI · Merrill Field6 mi away
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base8 mi away
- FRN · Bryant Army Heliport13 mi away
- WWA · Wasilla Airport31 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from ANC?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Anchorage (ANC) is 3,242 miles (5,218 km, 2,817 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to ANC?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 49m 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 Anchorage?
Anchorage is 3 hours behind Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to ANC?
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