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MSL to XEN: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → (Xingcheng Air Base)
6,930 mi
11,152 km · 6,022 nm
14h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,930 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 3m 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
- XEN — Xingcheng Air Base · , 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 XEN
- JNZ · Jinzhou Airport41 mi away
- SHP · Shanhaiguan Airport66 mi away
- CHG · Chaoyang Airport68 mi away
- YKH · Yingkou Lanqi Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from XEN?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to (XEN) is 6,930 miles (11,152 km, 6,022 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to XEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 3m 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 cheapest way to fly from MSL to XEN?
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