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YAC to MSL: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
1,192 mi
1,918 km · 1,036 nm
3h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,192 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 3m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- 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 YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 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 YAC from MSL?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 1,192 miles (1,918 km, 1,036 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 3m 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 YAC to MSL?
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