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MSL to PBI: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International Airport)
713 mi
1,148 km · 620 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
713 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- PBI — Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach, 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 PBI
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport42 mi away
- LNA · Palm Beach County Park Airport6 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport21 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from PBI?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to West Palm Beach (PBI) is 713 miles (1,148 km, 620 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to PBI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 1m 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 PBI?
Nonstop service on MSL–PBI 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 2h 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Muscle Shoals and West Palm Beach?
West Palm Beach is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to PBI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSL–PBI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSL to PBI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSL–PBI 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.