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MSL to NPE: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → NAPIER (Hawke's Bay Airport)
7,949 mi
12,792 km · 6,907 nm
16h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+18h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
7,949 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 3m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 18-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- NPE — Hawke's Bay Airport · NAPIER, New Zealand
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 NPE
- WIR · Wairoa Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport66 mi away
- GIS · Gisborne Airport81 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from NPE?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to NAPIER (NPE) is 7,949 miles (12,792 km, 6,907 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to NPE?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 3m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MSL to NPE?
Nonstop service on MSL–NPE depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 16h 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Muscle Shoals and NAPIER?
NAPIER is 18 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to NPE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSL–NPE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSL to NPE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSL–NPE tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.