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MSL to VNS: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
8,231 mi
13,246 km · 7,153 nm
16h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,231 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 36m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- VNS — Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport · Varanasi, India
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 VNS
- IXD · Allahabad Airport70 mi away
- GOP · Gorakhpur Airport96 mi away
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport139 mi away
- GAY · Gaya Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from VNS?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Varanasi (VNS) is 8,231 miles (13,246 km, 7,153 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 36m 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 Varanasi?
Varanasi is 10.5 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to VNS?
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