Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MSL to YAL: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
2,241 mi
3,607 km · 1,947 nm
4h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northwest
See live MSL→YAL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
2,241 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 52m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YAL — Alert Bay Airport · Alert Bay, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 YAL
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport21 mi away
- YBL · Campbell River Airport85 mi away
- YQQ · Comox Airport108 mi away
- YAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from YAL?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 2,241 miles (3,607 km, 1,947 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 52m 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 YAL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSL–YAL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.