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SAD to SLE: distance & flight time
Safford (Safford Regional Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
1,097 mi
1,766 km · 954 nm
2h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,097 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 51m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SAD — Safford Regional Airport · Safford, 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 SAD
- DMA · Davis Monthan Air Force Base87 mi away
- TUS · Tucson International Airport92 mi away
- DUG · Bisbee Douglas International Airport96 mi away
- FHU · Sierra Vista Municipal Libby Army Air Field97 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 SAD from SLE?
The flight distance from Safford (SAD) to Salem (SLE) is 1,097 miles (1,766 km, 954 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAD to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 51m 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 SAD to SLE?
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