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MSL to PWK: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Chicago-Wheeling (Chicago Executive Airport)
509 mi
820 km · 443 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
509 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- PWK — Chicago Executive Airport · Chicago-Wheeling, 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 PWK
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport9 mi away
- UGN · Waukegan National Airport21 mi away
- DPA · Dupage Airport23 mi away
- CGX · Chicago Meigs Airport23 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from PWK?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Chicago-Wheeling (PWK) is 509 miles (820 km, 443 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to PWK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m 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 cheapest way to fly from MSL to PWK?
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