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MSL to SHA: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
7,507 mi
12,082 km · 6,524 nm
15h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,507 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 11m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- SHA — Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · Shanghai, 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 SHA
- PVG · Shanghai Pudong International Airport28 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport55 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport57 mi away
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from SHA?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Shanghai (SHA) is 7,507 miles (12,082 km, 6,524 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 11m 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 Shanghai?
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to SHA?
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