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MSL to LCQ: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Lake City (Lake City Gateway Airport)
431 mi
693 km · 374 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
431 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- LCQ — Lake City Gateway Airport · Lake City, 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 LCQ
- GNV · Gainesville Regional Airport39 mi away
- VQQ · Cecil Airport42 mi away
- CTY · Cross City Airport49 mi away
- NIP · Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field)54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from LCQ?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Lake City (LCQ) is 431 miles (693 km, 374 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to LCQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 LCQ?
Nonstop service on MSL–LCQ 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 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Muscle Shoals and Lake City?
Lake City is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to LCQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSL–LCQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSL to LCQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSL–LCQ 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.