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SLE to AER: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Sochi (Sochi International Airport)
6,242 mi
10,046 km · 5,424 nm
12h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,242 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 42m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLE — Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field · Salem, United States
- AER — Sochi International Airport · Sochi, Russia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near AER
- SUI · Sukhumi Dranda Airport72 mi away
- KRR · Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport116 mi away
- GDZ · Gelendzhik Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLE from AER?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Sochi (AER) is 6,242 miles (10,046 km, 5,424 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to AER?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 42m 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 time difference between Salem and Sochi?
Sochi is 10 hours ahead of Salem.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLE to AER?
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