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MSL to LAN: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Lansing (Capital City Airport)
578 mi
931 km · 503 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
578 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- LAN — Capital City Airport · Lansing, 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 LAN
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport74 mi away
- JXN · Jackson County Reynolds Field36 mi away
- AMN · Gratiot Community Airport38 mi away
- FNT · Bishop International Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from LAN?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Lansing (LAN) is 578 miles (931 km, 503 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to LAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MSL to LAN?
Nonstop service on MSL–LAN depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Muscle Shoals and Lansing?
Lansing is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to LAN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSL–LAN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSL to LAN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSL–LAN tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.