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MSL to PSP: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Palm Springs (Palm Springs International Airport)
1,645 mi
2,648 km · 1,430 nm
3h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,645 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 42m 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
- PSP — Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs, 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 PSP
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes Airport14 mi away
- BNG · Banning Municipal Airport21 mi away
- TRM · Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport24 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from PSP?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Palm Springs (PSP) is 1,645 miles (2,648 km, 1,430 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to PSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 42m 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 Palm Springs?
Palm Springs is 2 hours behind Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to PSP?
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