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MSL to CAN: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Guangzhou (Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport)
8,192 mi
13,184 km · 7,119 nm
16h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,192 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 32m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- CAN — Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · Guangzhou, China
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 CAN
- FUO · Foshan Shadi Airport26 mi away
- HKG · Hong Kong International Airport85 mi away
- SZX · Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport61 mi away
- HUZ · Huizhou Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from CAN?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Guangzhou (CAN) is 8,192 miles (13,184 km, 7,119 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to CAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 32m 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 Guangzhou?
Guangzhou is 13 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to CAN?
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