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MSL to RCM: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Richmond (Richmond Airport)
9,222 mi
14,842 km · 8,014 nm
18h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
9,222 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 33m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- RCM — Richmond Airport · Richmond, Australia
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 RCM
- HGD · Hughenden Airport72 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport90 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from RCM?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Richmond (RCM) is 9,222 miles (14,842 km, 8,014 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to RCM?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 33m 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 RCM?
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