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MSL to TXG: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Taichung (Taichung Airport)
7,964 mi
12,816 km · 6,920 nm
16h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,964 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 5m 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
- TXG — Taichung Airport · Taichung, Taiwan
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 TXG
- RMQ · Taichung Ching Chuang Kang Airport6 mi away
- HSZ · Hsinchu Air Base47 mi away
- CYI · Chiayi Airport53 mi away
- HUN · Hualien Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from TXG?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Taichung (TXG) is 7,964 miles (12,816 km, 6,920 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to TXG?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 5m 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 TXG?
Nonstop service on MSL–TXG 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 16h 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Muscle Shoals and Taichung?
Taichung is 14 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to TXG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSL–TXG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSL to TXG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSL–TXG 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.