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MSL to MOB: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Mobile (Mobile Regional Airport)
283 mi
455 km · 245 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
283 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- MOB — Mobile Regional Airport · Mobile, 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 MOB
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport44 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base45 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from MOB?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Mobile (MOB) is 283 miles (455 km, 245 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to MOB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 MOB?
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