Huntsville: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: Alabama
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 215,006
• Coordinates: 34.7304° N, 86.5859° W
• Time zone: America/Chicago (UTC-06:00 standard, UTC-05:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 967 km (601 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Huntsville International Airport (HSV): 20 km (13 mi), straight line
• Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL): 94 km (58 mi), straight line
• Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA): 131 km (81 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Madison: 15 km (9 mi)
• Athens: 36 km (22 mi)
• Washington Street Courthouse Annex: 36 km (23 mi)
• Decatur: 39 km (24 mi)
• Fayetteville: 47 km (29 mi)