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MSL to GAI: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Gaithersburg (Montgomery County Airpark)
652 mi
1,049 km · 567 nm
1h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
652 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 53m 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
- GAI — Montgomery County Airpark · Gaithersburg, 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 GAI
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from GAI?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Gaithersburg (GAI) is 652 miles (1,049 km, 567 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to GAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 53m 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 Gaithersburg?
Gaithersburg is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to GAI?
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