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MSL to TLC: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Toluca (Licenciado Adolfo Lopez Mateos International Airport)
1,292 mi
2,079 km · 1,122 nm
3h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,292 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 16m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- TLC — Licenciado Adolfo Lopez Mateos International Airport · Toluca, Mexico
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 TLC
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from TLC?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Toluca (TLC) is 1,292 miles (2,079 km, 1,122 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to TLC?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MSL to TLC?
Nonstop service on MSL–TLC depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Muscle Shoals and Toluca?
Toluca is 1 hour behind Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to TLC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSL–TLC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSL to TLC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSL–TLC tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.