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LPC to SLE: distance & flight time
Lompoc (Lompoc Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
720 mi
1,159 km · 626 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
720 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- LPC — Lompoc Airport · Lompoc, 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 LPC
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base8 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field16 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport23 mi away
- SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport39 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 LPC from SLE?
The flight distance from Lompoc (LPC) to Salem (SLE) is 720 miles (1,159 km, 626 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LPC to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LPC to SLE?
Nonstop service on LPC–SLE depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 2m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LPC to SLE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LPC–SLE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LPC to SLE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LPC–SLE tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.