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SLE to AYS: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Waycross (Waycross Ware County Airport)
2,371 mi
3,816 km · 2,061 nm
5h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,371 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 7m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SLE — Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field · Salem, United States
- AYS — Waycross Ware County Airport · Waycross, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 AYS
- VAD · Moody Air Force Base51 mi away
- BQK · Brunswick Golden Isles Airport55 mi away
- SSI · Malcolm McKinnon Airport60 mi away
- VLD · Valdosta Regional Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLE from AYS?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Waycross (AYS) is 2,371 miles (3,816 km, 2,061 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to AYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 7m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SLE to AYS?
Nonstop service on SLE–AYS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 5h 7m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLE to AYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SLE–AYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SLE to AYS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SLE–AYS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.