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MSL to ENY: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Yan'an (Yan'an Ershilipu Airport)
7,383 mi
11,881 km · 6,415 nm
14h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,383 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 57m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- ENY — Yan'an Ershilipu Airport · Yan'an, China
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 ENY
- LLV · Lüliang Airport113 mi away
- UYN · Yulin Yuyang Airport119 mi away
- LFQ · Linfen Qiaoli Airport121 mi away
- IQN · Qingyang Airport123 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from ENY?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Yan'an (ENY) is 7,383 miles (11,881 km, 6,415 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to ENY?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 57m 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 ENY?
Nonstop service on MSL–ENY 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 14h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Muscle Shoals and Yan'an?
Yan'an is 13 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to ENY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSL–ENY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSL to ENY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSL–ENY 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.