Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
PAQ to MSL: distance & flight time
Palmer (Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
3,215 mi
5,174 km · 2,794 nm
6h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
See live PAQ→MSL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
3,215 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 46m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAQ — Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport · Palmer, United States
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
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 PAQ
- WWA · Wasilla Airport15 mi away
- FRN · Bryant Army Heliport29 mi away
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base34 mi away
- MRI · Merrill Field36 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAQ from MSL?
The flight distance from Palmer (PAQ) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 3,215 miles (5,174 km, 2,794 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAQ to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 46m 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 Palmer and Muscle Shoals?
Muscle Shoals is 3 hours ahead of Palmer.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAQ to MSL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAQ–MSL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.