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MSL to UPB: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Baracoa Playa (Playa Baracoa Airport)
864 mi
1,391 km · 751 nm
2h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
864 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 21m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- UPB — Playa Baracoa Airport · Baracoa Playa, Cuba
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 UPB
- HAV · José Martí International Airport11 mi away
- QSN · San Nicolas De Bari Airport46 mi away
- VRA · Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport73 mi away
- VRO · Kawama Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from UPB?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Baracoa Playa (UPB) is 864 miles (1,391 km, 751 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to UPB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 21m 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 Baracoa Playa?
Baracoa Playa is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to UPB?
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