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MSL to CRE: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → North Myrtle Beach (Grand Strand Airport)
511 mi
823 km · 444 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
511 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m 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
- CRE — Grand Strand Airport · North Myrtle Beach, 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 CRE
- MYR · Myrtle Beach International Airport15 mi away
- GGE · Georgetown County Airport49 mi away
- ILM · Wilmington International Airport57 mi away
- LBT · Lumberton Regional Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from CRE?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to North Myrtle Beach (CRE) is 511 miles (823 km, 444 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to CRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m 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 North Myrtle Beach?
North Myrtle Beach is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to CRE?
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