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MSL to ZCL: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Zacatecas (General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport)
1,223 mi
1,969 km · 1,063 nm
3h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,223 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 8m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- ZCL — General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport · Zacatecas, Mexico
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 ZCL
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from ZCL?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Zacatecas (ZCL) is 1,223 miles (1,969 km, 1,063 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to ZCL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 8m 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 Zacatecas?
Zacatecas is 1 hour behind Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to ZCL?
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