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MSL to HER: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
5,941 mi
9,561 km · 5,163 nm
12h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,941 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 7m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- HER — Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Heraklion, Greece
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 HER
- JSH · Sitia Airport53 mi away
- CHQ · Chania International Airport60 mi away
- JTR · Santorini Airport75 mi away
- KSJ · Kasos Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from HER?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Heraklion (HER) is 5,941 miles (9,561 km, 5,163 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 7m 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 Heraklion?
Heraklion is 8 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to HER?
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