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SPA to MSL: distance & flight time
Spartangurg (Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
321 mi
516 km · 279 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
321 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- SPA — Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport · Spartangurg, 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 SPA
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport15 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport61 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport23 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport26 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 SPA from MSL?
The flight distance from Spartangurg (SPA) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 321 miles (516 km, 279 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPA to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 cheapest way to fly from SPA to MSL?
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