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MSL to HNA: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Hanamaki (Hanamaki Airport)
6,442 mi
10,368 km · 5,598 nm
13h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,442 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 6m 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
- HNA — Hanamaki Airport · Hanamaki, 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 HNA
- AXT · Akita Airport51 mi away
- ONJ · Odate Noshiro Airport67 mi away
- HHE · Hachinohe Airport80 mi away
- GAJ · Yamagata Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from HNA?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Hanamaki (HNA) is 6,442 miles (10,368 km, 5,598 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to HNA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 6m 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 Hanamaki?
Hanamaki is 14 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to HNA?
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