Nonstop flight route between Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States and Baise, Guangxi, China:
Departure Airport:
(34°44'43"N by 87°36'37"W)
Arrival Airport:
(23°43'9"N by 106°57'33"E)
Distance from MSL to AEB:
8,285.86 miles (13,334.77 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL), Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States and Baise Bama Airport (AEB), Baise, Guangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,286 miles (or 13,335 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Northwest Alabama Regional Airport and Baise Bama Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Northwest Alabama Regional Airport and Baise Bama Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSL / KMSL |
| Airport Name: | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport |
| Location: | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°44'43"N by 87°36'37"W |
| Area Served: | Muscle Shoals, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | Colbert & Lauderdale Counties |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 551 feet (168 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSL |
| More Information: | MSL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEB / ZGBS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Baise, Guangxi, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°43'9"N by 106°57'33"E |
| Area Served: | Baise, Guangxi, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Guangxi Airport Group |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 148 feet (45 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from AEB |
| More Information: | AEB Maps & Info |
Facts about Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL):
- Prior to summer 2009, Muscle Shoals was served from Northwest Airlines' hub in Memphis via Northwest Airlink turboprop service operated by Mesaba Airlines.
- The closest airport to Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) is Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of MSL.
- The furthest airport from Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,143 miles (17,932 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) has 2 runways.
- Because of Northwest Alabama Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 551 feet, planes can take off or land at Northwest Alabama Regional Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about Baise Bama Airport (AEB):
- Baise Bama Airport handled 60,300 passengers last year.
- Because of Baise Bama Airport's relatively low elevation of 148 feet, planes can take off or land at Baise Bama Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Baise Bama Airport (AEB) is Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) NNE of AEB.
- In addition to being known as "Baise Bama Airport", other names for AEB include "百色巴马机场" and "Bǎisè Bāmǎ Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Baise Bama Airport (AEB) is Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF), which is nearly antipodal to Baise Bama Airport (meaning Baise Bama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport)), and is located 12,271 miles (19,749 kilometers) away in Antofagasta, Chile.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.30 miles (61.63 km) E | Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) | Decatur, Alabama, United States |     |
| 2 | 48.04 miles (77.31 km) E | Huntsville International Airport (HSV) | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 48.69 miles (78.35 km) SSW | Marion County - Rankin Fite Airport (HAB) | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 52.77 miles (84.92 km) E | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 57.54 miles (92.61 km) WNW | Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX) | Corinth, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 60.98 miles (98.14 km) NNE | Maury County Airport (MRC) | Columbia/Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 63.15 miles (101.63 km) ENE | Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FYM) | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 8 | 73.81 miles (118.78 km) WSW | Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 76.02 miles (122.34 km) N | Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) | Centerville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 86.70 miles (139.52 km) NE | Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 11 | 88.71 miles (142.77 km) ENE | Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | |
| 12 | 89.78 miles (144.49 km) SSW | Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | |
| 13 | 94.44 miles (151.99 km) NW | McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) | Jackson, Tennessee, United States | |
| 14 | 95.23 miles (153.26 km) SSE | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| 15 | 98.80 miles (159.01 km) SSW | Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS) | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,142.65 miles (17,932.31 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,122.93 miles (17,900.57 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,103.49 miles (17,869.29 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,090.79 miles (17,848.85 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,087.23 miles (17,843.13 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,084.36 miles (17,838.50 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,072.96 miles (17,820.15 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,066.34 miles (17,809.50 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,065.40 miles (17,807.98 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,059.28 miles (17,798.14 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,036.88 miles (17,762.10 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,012.40 miles (17,722.70 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,003.51 miles (17,708.39 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,999.24 miles (17,701.51 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,995.36 miles (17,695.27 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 87.09 miles (140.16 km) NNE | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 2 | 108.78 miles (175.07 km) SE | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 3 | 135.30 miles (217.74 km) NNE | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 4 | 157.20 miles (252.99 km) ENE | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 5 | 166.53 miles (268.00 km) W | Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) | Wenshan, Yunnan, China | |
| 6 | 187.63 miles (301.96 km) SSW | Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
| 7 | 188.29 miles (303.02 km) NNW | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China | |
| 8 | 195.04 miles (313.88 km) N | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 9 | 200.95 miles (323.40 km) S | Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) | Haiphong, Vietnam | |
| 10 | 211.78 miles (340.83 km) SE | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 11 | 219.62 miles (353.45 km) ENE | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 12 | 226.26 miles (364.12 km) NE | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 13 | 233.75 miles (376.18 km) NNE | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 14 | 267.44 miles (430.40 km) N | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| 15 | 268.13 miles (431.51 km) NNW | Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ) | Guizhou Province, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,271.33 miles (19,748.74 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,247.99 miles (19,711.19 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,200.59 miles (19,634.89 km) SW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,164.56 miles (19,576.92 km) SW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,160.50 miles (19,570.38 km) WSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,150.65 miles (19,554.52 km) SW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,140.30 miles (19,537.88 km) SSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,026.85 miles (19,355.29 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,026.85 miles (19,355.29 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,006.36 miles (19,322.32 km) SSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,993.88 miles (19,302.22 km) SSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,980.25 miles (19,280.29 km) WSW | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 11,954.29 miles (19,238.52 km) W | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,933.37 miles (19,204.85 km) W | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,918.31 miles (19,180.61 km) S | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |