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HFT to SLE: distance & flight time
Hammerfest (Hammerfest Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
4,279 mi
6,887 km · 3,719 nm
8h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,279 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 51m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HFT — Hammerfest Airport · Hammerfest, Norway
- 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 HFT
- HAA · Hasvik Airport38 mi away
- ALF · Alta Airport49 mi away
- LKL · Banak Airport52 mi away
- HVG · Valan Airport57 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 HFT from SLE?
The flight distance from Hammerfest (HFT) to Salem (SLE) is 4,279 miles (6,887 km, 3,719 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HFT to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 51m 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 Hammerfest and Salem?
Salem is 9 hours behind Hammerfest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HFT to SLE?
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