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MSL to TKF: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Truckee (Truckee Tahoe Airport)
1,812 mi
2,916 km · 1,574 nm
4h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,812 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 1m 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
- TKF — Truckee Tahoe Airport · Truckee, 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 TKF
- RNO · Reno Tahoe International Airport23 mi away
- TVL · Lake Tahoe Airport30 mi away
- BAB · Beale Air Force Base71 mi away
- NFL · Fallon Naval Air Station77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from TKF?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Truckee (TKF) is 1,812 miles (2,916 km, 1,574 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to TKF?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 1m 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 Truckee?
Truckee is 2 hours behind Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to TKF?
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