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MSL to BFT: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Beaufort (Beaufort County Airport)
433 mi
696 km · 376 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
433 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m 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
- BFT — Beaufort County Airport · Beaufort, 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 BFT
- HHH · Hilton Head Airport13 mi away
- SAV · Savannah Hilton Head International Airport39 mi away
- SVN · Hunter Army Air Field41 mi away
- CHS · Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from BFT?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Beaufort (BFT) is 433 miles (696 km, 376 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to BFT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MSL to BFT?
Nonstop service on MSL–BFT depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Muscle Shoals and Beaufort?
Beaufort is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to BFT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSL–BFT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSL to BFT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSL–BFT tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.