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MSL to CTS: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Sapporo (New Chitose Airport)
6,243 mi
10,047 km · 5,425 nm
12h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,243 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 42m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- CTS — New Chitose Airport · Sapporo, Japan
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 CTS
- OKD · Okadama Airport28 mi away
- AKJ · Asahikawa Airport73 mi away
- OBO · Tokachi-Obihiro Airport77 mi away
- HKD · Hakodate Airport82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from CTS?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Sapporo (CTS) is 6,243 miles (10,047 km, 5,425 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to CTS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 42m 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 Sapporo?
Sapporo is 14 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to CTS?
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