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MSL to CHS: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Charleston (Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport)
453 mi
729 km · 393 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
453 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m 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
- CHS — Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport · Charleston, 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 CHS
- BFT · Beaufort County Airport48 mi away
- GGE · Georgetown County Airport51 mi away
- HHH · Hilton Head Airport60 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from CHS?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Charleston (CHS) is 453 miles (729 km, 393 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to CHS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 CHS?
Nonstop service on MSL–CHS 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 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Muscle Shoals and Charleston?
Charleston is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to CHS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSL–CHS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSL to CHS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSL–CHS 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.