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MSL to HFD: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Hartford (Hartford Brainard Airport)
943 mi
1,517 km · 819 nm
2h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
943 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 31m 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
- HFD — Hartford Brainard Airport · Hartford, 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 HFD
- BDL · Bradley International Airport14 mi away
- BAF · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport29 mi away
- OXC · Waterbury Oxford Airport31 mi away
- CEF · Westover ARB/Metropolitan Airport32 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from HFD?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Hartford (HFD) is 943 miles (1,517 km, 819 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to HFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 31m 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 Hartford?
Hartford is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to HFD?
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