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MSL to MCW: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Mason City (Mason City Municipal Airport)
657 mi
1,058 km · 571 nm
1h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
657 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 54m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- MCW — Mason City Municipal Airport · Mason 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 MCW
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport37 mi away
- FOD · Fort Dodge Regional Airport60 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport63 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport67 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from MCW?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Mason City (MCW) is 657 miles (1,058 km, 571 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to MCW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 54m 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 MCW?
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