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MSL to SQL: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → San Carlos (San Carlos Airport)
1,932 mi
3,109 km · 1,679 nm
4h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,932 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 15m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- SQL — San Carlos Airport · San Carlos, 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 SQL
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County8 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport12 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from SQL?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to San Carlos (SQL) is 1,932 miles (3,109 km, 1,679 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to SQL?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 15m 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 San Carlos?
San Carlos is 2 hours behind Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to SQL?
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