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MSL to CAK: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Akron (Akron Canton Regional Airport)
543 mi
874 km · 472 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
543 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m 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
- CAK — Akron Canton Regional Airport · Akron, 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 CAK
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport8 mi away
- PHD · Harry Clever Field31 mi away
- CLE · Cleveland Hopkins International Airport40 mi away
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from CAK?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Akron (CAK) is 543 miles (874 km, 472 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to CAK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m 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 CAK?
Nonstop service on MSL–CAK 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 39m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Muscle Shoals and Akron?
Akron is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to CAK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSL–CAK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSL to CAK fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSL–CAK 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.