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MSL to MHR: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Sacramento (Sacramento Mather Airport)
1,875 mi
3,018 km · 1,630 nm
4h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,875 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 9m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- MHR — Sacramento Mather Airport · Sacramento, 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 MHR
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield10 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport11 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport19 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from MHR?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Sacramento (MHR) is 1,875 miles (3,018 km, 1,630 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to MHR?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 9m 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 time difference between Muscle Shoals and Sacramento?
Sacramento is 2 hours behind Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to MHR?
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