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LCH to SLE: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
1,909 mi
3,072 km · 1,659 nm
4h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,909 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 13m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LCH — Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles, 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 LCH
- BPT · Southeast Texas Regional Airport49 mi away
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport49 mi away
- BMT · Beaumont Municipal Airport59 mi away
- POE · Polk Army Air Field64 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 LCH from SLE?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Salem (SLE) is 1,909 miles (3,072 km, 1,659 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 13m 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 Lake Charles and Salem?
Salem is 2 hours behind Lake Charles.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LCH to SLE?
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