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CDS to SLN: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Salina (Salina Municipal Airport)
335 mi
539 km · 291 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
335 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
- SLN — Salina Municipal Airport · Salina, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
Near SLN
- FRI · Marshall Army Air Field51 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport51 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport55 mi away
- MHK · Manhattan Regional Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDS from SLN?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Salina (SLN) is 335 miles (539 km, 291 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to SLN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDS to SLN?
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