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MSL to FTY: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Atlanta (Fulton County Airport Brown Field)
189 mi
303 km · 164 nm
58m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
189 miles nonstop takes roughly 58m 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
- FTY — Fulton County Airport Brown Field · Atlanta, 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 FTY
- ATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport11 mi away
- MGE · Dobbins Air Reserve Base9 mi away
- PDK · DeKalb Peachtree Airport14 mi away
- LZU · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from FTY?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Atlanta (FTY) is 189 miles (303 km, 164 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to FTY?
A nonstop flight takes about 58m 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 Atlanta?
Atlanta is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to FTY?
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