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MSL to BFK: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Buckley (Buckley Air Force Base)
1,001 mi
1,612 km · 870 nm
2h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,001 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 39m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BFK — Buckley Air Force Base · Buckley, 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 BFK
- DEN · Denver International Airport12 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport10 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport24 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from BFK?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Buckley (BFK) is 1,001 miles (1,612 km, 870 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to BFK?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 39m 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 Buckley?
Buckley is 1 hour behind Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to BFK?
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