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MSL to WGN: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Shaoyang (Shaoyang Wugang Airport)
8,020 mi
12,907 km · 6,969 nm
16h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,020 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 12m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- WGN — Shaoyang Wugang Airport · Shaoyang, China
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 WGN
- LLF · Lingling Airport68 mi away
- HJJ · Zhijiang Airport73 mi away
- HZH · Liping Airport98 mi away
- TEN · Tongren Fenghuang Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from WGN?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Shaoyang (WGN) is 8,020 miles (12,907 km, 6,969 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to WGN?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 12m 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 WGN?
Nonstop service on MSL–WGN 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 12m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to WGN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSL–WGN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSL to WGN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSL–WGN 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.