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MSL to RDU: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Raleigh-durham (Raleigh Durham International Airport)
503 mi
810 km · 437 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
503 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- RDU — Raleigh Durham International Airport · Raleigh-durham, 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 RDU
- POB · Pope Field50 mi away
- RWI · Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport50 mi away
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field52 mi away
- SOP · Moore County Airport56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from RDU?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) is 503 miles (810 km, 437 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to RDU?
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 time difference between Muscle Shoals and Raleigh-durham?
Raleigh-durham is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to RDU?
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