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MSL to GUF: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Gulf Shores (Jack Edwards Airport)
308 mi
495 km · 267 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
308 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- GUF — Jack Edwards Airport · Gulf Shores, 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 GUF
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field21 mi away
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport32 mi away
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport33 mi away
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from GUF?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Gulf Shores (GUF) is 308 miles (495 km, 267 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to GUF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 GUF?
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