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SDM to SLE: distance & flight time
San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
911 mi
1,467 km · 792 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
911 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m 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
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal Airport · San Diego, 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 SDM
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 SDM from SLE?
The flight distance from San Diego (SDM) to Salem (SLE) is 911 miles (1,467 km, 792 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDM to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 27m 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 SDM to SLE?
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