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SLE to MDH: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Carbondale/Murphysboro (Southern Illinois Airport)
1,804 mi
2,904 km · 1,568 nm
4h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,804 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 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
- MDH — Southern Illinois Airport · Carbondale/Murphysboro, United States
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 MDH
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport13 mi away
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport56 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLE from MDH?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Carbondale/Murphysboro (MDH) is 1,804 miles (2,904 km, 1,568 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to MDH?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 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 MDH?
Nonstop service on SLE–MDH 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 4h nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLE to MDH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SLE–MDH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SLE to MDH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SLE–MDH 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.