# Distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Ottawa (YOW)

> 1,550 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,550 km / 963 mi / 837 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Canada
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 13:07 in Muscle Shoals, it's 14:07 in Ottawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 177 ft (YOW is lower than MSL)

## Airports

### [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

### [Ottawa / Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/yow-ottawa-ottawa-macdonald-cartier-international-airport/1ef266de-b189-6992-9daf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ottawa, Canada
- ICAO: CYOW
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 45.320000, -75.670000
- Elevation: 374 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:07 in Muscle Shoals, it's 14:07 in Ottawa.

## Related

- [Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/msl-muscle-shoals-northwest-alabama-regional-airport/1ef266df-2c47-63fa-acaa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ottawa / Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/yow-ottawa-ottawa-macdonald-cartier-international-airport/1ef266de-b189-6992-9daf-06bb2780ed98)
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