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BLH to SLE: distance & flight time
Blythe (Blythe Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
896 mi
1,442 km · 779 nm
2h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
896 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 25m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BLH — Blythe Airport · Blythe, United States
- SLE — Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field · Salem, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BLH
- YUM · Yuma MCAS/Yuma International Airport67 mi away
- HII · Lake Havasu City Airport69 mi away
- IPL · Imperial County Airport74 mi away
- MXL · General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport75 mi away
Near SLE
- CVO · Corvallis Municipal Airport32 mi away
- HIO · Portland Hillsboro Airport44 mi away
- PDX · Portland International Airport51 mi away
- TTD · Portland Troutdale Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BLH from SLE?
The flight distance from Blythe (BLH) to Salem (SLE) is 896 miles (1,442 km, 779 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BLH to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 25m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BLH to SLE?
Nonstop service on BLH–SLE depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BLH to SLE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BLH–SLE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BLH to SLE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BLH–SLE tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.