Nonstop flight route between Tehachapi, California, United States and Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States:
Departure Airport:
(35°8'5"N by 118°26'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°44'43"N by 87°36'37"W)
Distance from TSP to MSL:
1,739.29 miles (2,799.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP), Tehachapi, California, United States and Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL), Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,739 miles (or 2,799 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 relatively short distance between Tehachapi Municipal Airport and Northwest Alabama Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSP / KTSP |
| Airport Name: | Tehachapi Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Tehachapi, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°8'5"N by 118°26'21"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Tehachapi |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4001 feet (1,220 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TSP |
| More Information: | TSP Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP):
- Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,413 miles (18,367 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Because of Tehachapi Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,001 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TSP. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TSP a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) is Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ESE of TSP.
Facts about Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL):
- Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) has 2 runways.
- 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 airport was opened in February 1940, however in 1942 it was taken over by the United States Army Air Forces as a World War II pilot training military airfield.
- Prior to summer 2009, Muscle Shoals was served from Northwest Airlines' hub in Memphis via Northwest Airlink turboprop service operated by Mesaba Airlines.
- Currently, Muscle Shoals is served by Silver Airways with two daily flights to Atlanta.
- 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.
- 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 covers an area of 640 acres at an elevation of 551 feet above mean sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.07 miles (27.47 km) ESE | Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) | Mojave, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 29.95 miles (48.19 km) SSE | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States | |
| 3 | 35.21 miles (56.66 km) ESE | Edwards Air Force Base (EDW) | Edwards, California, United States | |
| 4 | 40.30 miles (64.86 km) SSE | Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) | Palmdale, California, United States | |
| 5 | 40.54 miles (65.25 km) WNW | Meadows Field (BFL) | Bakersfield, California, United States | |
| 6 | 49.56 miles (79.76 km) WNW | Shafter Airport (MIT) | Shafter, California, United States | |
| 7 | 49.88 miles (80.28 km) NE | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 8 | 60.52 miles (97.40 km) S | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 9 | 64.00 miles (102.99 km) S | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 10 | 64.73 miles (104.17 km) S | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 11 | 64.91 miles (104.47 km) SSW | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| 12 | 70.45 miles (113.38 km) ESE | Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) | Victorville, California, United States | |
| 13 | 71.06 miles (114.36 km) NNW | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) | Porterville, California, United States | |
| 14 | 76.03 miles (122.36 km) SSE | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 15 | 77.33 miles (124.45 km) S | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,412.54 miles (18,366.66 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,393.77 miles (18,336.45 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,386.40 miles (18,324.59 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,368.66 miles (18,296.04 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,321.42 miles (18,220.01 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,200.69 miles (18,025.71 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,185.05 miles (18,000.55 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,148.33 miles (17,941.45 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,043.61 miles (17,772.93 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,026.95 miles (17,746.11 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,016.79 miles (17,729.76 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,012.79 miles (17,723.32 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,000.64 miles (17,703.77 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,995.68 miles (17,695.80 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,979.80 miles (17,670.22 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 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 | |