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MSL to BUF: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)
740 mi
1,191 km · 643 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
740 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, 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 BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from BUF?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Buffalo (BUF) is 740 miles (1,191 km, 643 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to BUF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 5m 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 Buffalo?
Buffalo is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to BUF?
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