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MSL to PLU: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Belo Horizonte (Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport)
4,737 mi
7,623 km · 4,116 nm
9h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,737 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 45m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- PLU — Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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 PLU
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport16 mi away
- DIQ · Brigadeiro Cabral Airport64 mi away
- IPN · Usiminas Airport99 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from PLU?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Belo Horizonte (PLU) is 4,737 miles (7,623 km, 4,116 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to PLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 45m 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 Belo Horizonte?
Belo Horizonte is 2 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to PLU?
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