Direct Flights from Paducah to Muscle Shoals
Muscle Shoals · Alabama
Nonstop service from PAH to MSL on Contour. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 3 cities fly direct to Muscle Shoals, and Paducah is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Muscle Shoals for, from Paducah
50m in the air, 173 miles: short enough that a single night in Muscle Shoals is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
Note that this route only operates November to February, so the trip has to fit that window.
About Muscle Shoals
Muscle Shoals is the largest city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. It is located on the left bank of the Tennessee River in the northern part of the state and, as of the 2020 census, Muscle Shoals had a population of 16,275. The estimated population in 2019 was 14,575.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Muscle Shoals
- Muscle Shoals Sound Studio is an American recording studio in Sheffield, Alabama, formed in 1969 by four session musicians known as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.
- Tishomingo State Park is a public recreation area located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Tishomingo County, some 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Tupelo, Mississippi.
- The Alabama Music Hall of Fame, first conceived by the Muscle Shoals Music Association in the early 1980s, was created by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board, which then oversaw construction of a 12,500 sq ft (1,160 m2)…
- The Apron Museum in Iuka, Mississippi, is the only museum in the United States dedicated to aprons and the stories they tell.
- Joe Wheeler State Park is a public recreation area with resort features located on Wheeler Lake, an impoundment of the Tennessee River, 18 miles (29 km) east of Florence in northwest Alabama.
- J.P. Coleman State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located ten miles (16 km) north of Iuka off Mississippi Highway 25, on the banks of the Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake.
- The Seven Mile Island Archeological District is an archeological site on an island in the Tennessee River in Colbert and Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States.
- Dust Cave is a Paleoindian archaeology site located in northern Alabama. It is in the Highland Rim in the limestone bluffs that overlook Coffee Slough, a tributary of the Tennessee River.
- The Old Florence Water Tower is a historic water tower in Florence, Alabama. It was built in 1889 by the Jeter and Boardman Gas and Water Association to increase water capacity in the town, which was undergoing a boom in…
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Muscle Shoals weather, compared with Paducah
4° warmer than Paducah on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Muscle Shoals 51°F · Paducah 44°F · 7° warmer
- April
- Muscle Shoals 74°F · Paducah 70°F · 4° warmer
- July
- Muscle Shoals 91°F · Paducah 90°F · much the same
- October
- Muscle Shoals 75°F · Paducah 71°F · 4° warmer
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Muscle Shoals
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Muscle Shoals is March–May and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 63–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Muscle Shoals's highlights, from Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Tishomingo State Park, and Alabama Music Hall of Fame and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Paducah to Muscle Shoals?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Paducah (PAH) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) on Contour.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Paducah to Muscle Shoals?
- Contour flies nonstop between Paducah (PAH) and Muscle Shoals (MSL). Contour flies it November to February only.
- How far is Muscle Shoals from Paducah?
- Muscle Shoals is about 173 miles from Paducah by air.
- What is there to do in Muscle Shoals?
- Popular things to do include Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Tishomingo State Park, Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Apron Museum, and more.
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