# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Muscle Shoals (MSL)

> 1,526 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,526 km / 948 mi / 824 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 357° (north)
- **Return heading**: 177° (south)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → United States
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 12:10 in Cancun, it's 12:10 in Muscle Shoals)
- **Elevation difference**: 529 ft (MSL is higher than CUN)

## Airports

### [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cancun, Mexico
- ICAO: MMUN
- Timezone: America/Cancun
- Coordinates: 21.040000, -86.880000
- Elevation: 22 ft

### [Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/msl-muscle-shoals-northwest-alabama-regional-airport/1ef266df-2c47-63fa-acaa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Muscle Shoals, United States
- ICAO: KMSL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 34.750000, -87.610000
- Elevation: 551 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/msl-muscle-shoals-northwest-alabama-regional-airport/1ef266df-2c47-63fa-acaa-06bb2780ed98)
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