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MSL to LFQ: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → LINFEN (Linfen Qiaoli Airport)
7,385 mi
11,885 km · 6,418 nm
14h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,385 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 57m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- LFQ — Linfen Qiaoli Airport · LINFEN, 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 LFQ
- YCU · Yuncheng Guangong Airport78 mi away
- CIH · Changzhi Airport83 mi away
- LYA · Luoyang Airport105 mi away
- LLV · Lüliang Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from LFQ?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to LINFEN (LFQ) is 7,385 miles (11,885 km, 6,418 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to LFQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 57m 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 LFQ?
Nonstop service on MSL–LFQ 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 14h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to LFQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSL–LFQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSL to LFQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSL–LFQ 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.