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MSL to RSL: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Russell (Russell Municipal Airport)
681 mi
1,097 km · 592 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
681 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m 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
- RSL — Russell Municipal Airport · Russell, 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 RSL
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport25 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport37 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport63 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from RSL?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Russell (RSL) is 681 miles (1,097 km, 592 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to RSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m 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 RSL?
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