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MSL to ROA: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Roanoke VA (Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport)
462 mi
744 km · 402 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
462 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- ROA — Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport · Roanoke VA, 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 ROA
- LYH · Lynchburg Regional Preston Glenn Field43 mi away
- LWB · Greenbrier Valley Airport44 mi away
- DAN · Danville Regional Airport63 mi away
- BLF · Mercer County Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from ROA?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Roanoke VA (ROA) is 462 miles (744 km, 402 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to ROA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 Roanoke VA?
Roanoke VA is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to ROA?
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