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MSL to OAX: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Oaxaca (Xoxocotlán International Airport)
1,349 mi
2,171 km · 1,172 nm
3h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,349 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 24m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- OAX — Xoxocotlán International Airport · Oaxaca, Mexico
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 OAX
- PXM · Puerto Escondido International Airport81 mi away
- HUX · Bahías de Huatulco International Airport90 mi away
- TCN · Tehuacan Airport113 mi away
- IZT · Ixtepec Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from OAX?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Oaxaca (OAX) is 1,349 miles (2,171 km, 1,172 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to OAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 24m 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 Oaxaca?
Oaxaca is 1 hour behind Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to OAX?
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