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RCM to SLE: distance & flight time
Richmond (Richmond Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
7,401 mi
11,912 km · 6,432 nm
14h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,401 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 59m 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
- RCM — Richmond Airport · Richmond, Australia
- 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 RCM
- HGD · Hughenden Airport72 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport90 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport115 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 RCM from SLE?
The flight distance from Richmond (RCM) to Salem (SLE) is 7,401 miles (11,912 km, 6,432 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCM to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 59m 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 RCM to SLE?
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