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SLE to LGB: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
809 mi
1,301 km · 703 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
809 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m 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
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, 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 LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLE from LGB?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Long Beach (LGB) is 809 miles (1,301 km, 703 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 13m 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 LGB?
Nonstop service on SLE–LGB 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 2h 13m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLE to LGB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SLE–LGB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SLE to LGB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SLE–LGB 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.