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MSL to YIP: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
563 mi
905 km · 489 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
563 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, United States
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 YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from YIP?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Detroit (YIP) is 563 miles (905 km, 489 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to YIP?
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