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SLE to BFL: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Bakersfield (Meadows Field)
687 mi
1,105 km · 597 nm
1h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
687 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 58m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- BFL — Meadows Field · Bakersfield, 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 BFL
- MHV · Mojave Airport57 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport64 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield67 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLE from BFL?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Bakersfield (BFL) is 687 miles (1,105 km, 597 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to BFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 58m 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 BFL?
Nonstop service on SLE–BFL 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 1h 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLE to BFL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SLE–BFL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SLE to BFL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SLE–BFL 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.