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PPL to MSL: distance & flight time
Phaplu (Phaplu Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
8,118 mi
13,065 km · 7,054 nm
16h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-10.7h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,118 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 23m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PPL — Phaplu Airport · Phaplu, Nepal
- 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.
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Near PPL
- LUA · Lukla Airport15 mi away
- RUM · Rumjatar Airport15 mi away
- LDN · Lamidanda Airport19 mi away
- SYH · Syangboche Airport22 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 PPL from MSL?
The flight distance from Phaplu (PPL) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 8,118 miles (13,065 km, 7,054 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PPL to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 23m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PPL to MSL?
Nonstop service on PPL–MSL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 16h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Phaplu and Muscle Shoals?
Muscle Shoals is 10.7 hours behind Phaplu.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PPL to MSL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PPL–MSL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PPL to MSL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PPL–MSL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.