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SLE to BWH: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Butterworth (Butterworth Airport)
8,044 mi
12,946 km · 6,990 nm
16h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,044 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 14m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLE — Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field · Salem, United States
- BWH — Butterworth Airport · Butterworth, Malaysia
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 BWH
- PEN · Penang International Airport14 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport50 mi away
- LGK · Langkawi International Airport75 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport79 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLE from BWH?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Butterworth (BWH) is 8,044 miles (12,946 km, 6,990 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to BWH?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 14m 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 Butterworth?
Butterworth is 15 hours ahead of Salem.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLE to BWH?
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