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MSL to XQC: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Al Bakr (Joint Base Balad)
6,765 mi
10,888 km · 5,879 nm
13h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,765 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 44m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- XQC — Joint Base Balad · Al Bakr, Iraq
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 XQC
- BGW · Baghdad International Airport47 mi away
- TQD · Al Taqaddum Air Base61 mi away
- KIK · Kirkuk Air Base106 mi away
- IQA · Al Asad Air Base111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from XQC?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Al Bakr (XQC) is 6,765 miles (10,888 km, 5,879 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to XQC?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 44m 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 Al Bakr?
Al Bakr is 8 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to XQC?
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