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MSL to TNE: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Tanegashima (New Tanegashima Airport)
7,270 mi
11,700 km · 6,318 nm
14h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,270 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 43m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- TNE — New Tanegashima Airport · Tanegashima, Japan
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 TNE
- KUM · Yakushima Airport25 mi away
- KOJ · Kagoshima Airport84 mi away
- KMI · Miyazaki Airport92 mi away
- AXJ · Amakusa Airport139 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from TNE?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Tanegashima (TNE) is 7,270 miles (11,700 km, 6,318 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to TNE?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 43m 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 Tanegashima?
Tanegashima is 14 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to TNE?
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