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MSL to GAJ: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Yamagata (Yamagata Airport)
6,523 mi
10,498 km · 5,668 nm
13h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,523 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- GAJ — Yamagata Airport · Yamagata, Japan
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 GAJ
- SDJ · Sendai Airport35 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport42 mi away
- KIJ · Niigata Airport75 mi away
- HNA · Hanamaki Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from GAJ?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Yamagata (GAJ) is 6,523 miles (10,498 km, 5,668 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to GAJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 15m 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 Yamagata?
Yamagata is 14 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to GAJ?
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