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MSL to OAK: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport)
1,929 mi
3,104 km · 1,676 nm
4h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,929 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 15m 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
- OAK — Metropolitan Oakland International Airport · Oakland, 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 OAK
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport11 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport7 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station7 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport15 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from OAK?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Oakland (OAK) is 1,929 miles (3,104 km, 1,676 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to OAK?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 15m 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 Oakland?
Oakland is 2 hours behind Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to OAK?
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