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MSL to AVL: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport)
290 mi
467 km · 252 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
290 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, 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 AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from AVL?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Asheville (AVL) is 290 miles (467 km, 252 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to AVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m 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 Asheville?
Asheville is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to AVL?
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