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MSL to DYS: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Abilene (Dyess Air Force Base)
722 mi
1,163 km · 628 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
722 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- DYS — Dyess Air Force Base · Abilene, 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 DYS
- ABI · Abilene Regional Airport10 mi away
- BKD · Stephens County Airport60 mi away
- SJT · San Angelo Regional Mathis Field83 mi away
- BBD · Curtis Field91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from DYS?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Abilene (DYS) is 722 miles (1,163 km, 628 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to DYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 cheapest way to fly from MSL to DYS?
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