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LWS to SLE: distance & flight time
Lewiston (Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
306 mi
493 km · 266 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
306 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- LWS — Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport · Lewiston, 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 LWS
- PUW · Pullman Moscow Regional Airport26 mi away
- ALW · Walla Walla Regional Airport64 mi away
- GEG · Spokane International Airport89 mi away
- LGD · La Grande/Union County Airport89 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 LWS from SLE?
The flight distance from Lewiston (LWS) to Salem (SLE) is 306 miles (493 km, 266 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LWS to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 LWS to SLE?
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