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GTF to SLE: distance & flight time
Great Falls (Great Falls International Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
583 mi
939 km · 507 nm
1h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
583 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 44m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GTF — Great Falls International Airport · Great Falls, 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 GTF
- HLN · Helena Regional Airport67 mi away
- CTB · Cut Bank International Airport91 mi away
- LWT · Lewistown Municipal Airport94 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport104 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 GTF from SLE?
The flight distance from Great Falls (GTF) to Salem (SLE) is 583 miles (939 km, 507 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GTF to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 44m 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 time difference between Great Falls and Salem?
Salem is 1 hour behind Great Falls.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GTF to SLE?
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