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MSL to LYU: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Ely (Ely Municipal Airport)
929 mi
1,496 km · 808 nm
2h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
929 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 29m 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
- LYU — Ely Municipal Airport · Ely, 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 LYU
- HIB · Range Regional Airport56 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport66 mi away
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport67 mi away
- DLH · Duluth International Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from LYU?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Ely (LYU) is 929 miles (1,496 km, 808 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to LYU?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 29m 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 cheapest way to fly from MSL to LYU?
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