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SAF to MSL: distance & flight time
Santa Fe (Santa Fe Municipal Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
1,044 mi
1,680 km · 907 nm
2h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,044 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 44m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SAF — Santa Fe Municipal Airport · Santa Fe, 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.
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Near SAF
- LAM · Los Alamos Airport21 mi away
- ABQ · Albuquerque International Sunport49 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport53 mi away
- TSM · Taos Regional Airport63 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 SAF from MSL?
The flight distance from Santa Fe (SAF) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 1,044 miles (1,680 km, 907 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAF to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 44m 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 SAF to MSL?
Nonstop service on SAF–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 2h 44m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Fe and Muscle Shoals?
Muscle Shoals is 1 hour ahead of Santa Fe.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAF to MSL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SAF–MSL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SAF to MSL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SAF–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.