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MSL to RIZ: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Rizhao (Rizhao Shanzihe Airport)
7,288 mi
11,729 km · 6,333 nm
14h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,288 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 45m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RIZ — Rizhao Shanzihe Airport · Rizhao, China
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 RIZ
- LYI · Shubuling Airport57 mi away
- LYG · Lianyungang Airport63 mi away
- TAO · Liuting Airport84 mi away
- WEF · Weifang Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from RIZ?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Rizhao (RIZ) is 7,288 miles (11,729 km, 6,333 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to RIZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 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 cheapest way to fly from MSL to RIZ?
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