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MSL to TAO: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Qingdao (Liuting Airport)
7,210 mi
11,604 km · 6,265 nm
14h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,210 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 36m 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
- TAO — Liuting Airport · Qingdao, 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 TAO
- WEF · Weifang Airport75 mi away
- RIZ · Rizhao Shanzihe Airport84 mi away
- YNT · Yantai Laishan Airport96 mi away
- WEH · Weihai Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from TAO?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Qingdao (TAO) is 7,210 miles (11,604 km, 6,265 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to TAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 36m 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 Qingdao?
Qingdao is 13 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to TAO?
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