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YAL to MSL: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
2,241 mi
3,607 km · 1,947 nm
4h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,241 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 52m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- YAL — Alert Bay Airport · Alert Bay, 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 YAL
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport21 mi away
- YBL · Campbell River Airport85 mi away
- YQQ · Comox Airport108 mi away
- YAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport116 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 YAL from MSL?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 2,241 miles (3,607 km, 1,947 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 52m 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 YAL to MSL?
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