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JIC to SLE: distance & flight time
Jinchuan (Jinchuan Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
6,018 mi
9,685 km · 5,229 nm
12h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,018 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 16m 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
- JIC — Jinchuan Airport · Jinchuan, China
- 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 JIC
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport64 mi away
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport92 mi away
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport140 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 JIC from SLE?
The flight distance from Jinchuan (JIC) to Salem (SLE) is 6,018 miles (9,685 km, 5,229 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JIC to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 16m 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 JIC to SLE?
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