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MSL to MEM: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Memphis (Memphis International Airport)
136 mi
218 km · 118 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
136 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- MEM — Memphis International Airport · Memphis, 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 MEM
- OLV · Olive Branch Airport12 mi away
- NQA · Millington-Memphis Airport23 mi away
- UTM · Tunica Municipal Airport33 mi away
- UOX · University Oxford Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from MEM?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Memphis (MEM) is 136 miles (218 km, 118 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to MEM?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m 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 MEM?
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