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NUW to SLE: distance & flight time
Whidbey Island (Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field)) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
238 mi
384 km · 207 nm
1h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
238 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 6m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- NUW — Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) · Whidbey Island, 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 NUW
- MVW · Skagit Regional Airport14 mi away
- LPS · Lopez Island Airport16 mi away
- FRD · Friday Harbor Airport21 mi away
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport63 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 NUW from SLE?
The flight distance from Whidbey Island (NUW) to Salem (SLE) is 238 miles (384 km, 207 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NUW to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 6m 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 NUW to SLE?
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