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MSL to MMJ: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Matsumoto (Matsumoto Airport)
6,728 mi
10,827 km · 5,846 nm
13h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,728 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- MMJ — Matsumoto Airport · Matsumoto, Japan
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 MMJ
- TOY · Toyama Airport53 mi away
- HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport112 mi away
- QGU · Gifu Airport80 mi away
- NKM · Nagoya Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from MMJ?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Matsumoto (MMJ) is 6,728 miles (10,827 km, 5,846 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to MMJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 40m 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 Matsumoto?
Matsumoto is 14 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to MMJ?
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