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MSL to DET: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
585 mi
941 km · 508 nm
1h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
585 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 44m 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
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from DET?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Detroit (DET) is 585 miles (941 km, 508 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 44m 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 DET?
Nonstop service on MSL–DET 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 44m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Muscle Shoals and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to DET?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSL–DET that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSL to DET fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSL–DET 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.