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MSL to KOW: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Ganzhou (Ganzhou Airport)
8,001 mi
12,876 km · 6,953 nm
16h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,001 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 9m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- KOW — Ganzhou Airport · Ganzhou, China
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 KOW
- JGS · Jinggangshan Airport69 mi away
- LCX · Longyan Guanzhishan Airport123 mi away
- MXZ · Meixian Airport134 mi away
- YIC · Yichun Mingyueshan Airport138 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from KOW?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Ganzhou (KOW) is 8,001 miles (12,876 km, 6,953 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to KOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 9m 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 Ganzhou?
Ganzhou is 13 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to KOW?
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