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SLE to MSY: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
2,050 mi
3,300 km · 1,782 nm
4h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,050 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 29m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLE — Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field · Salem, United States
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, 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 MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLE from MSY?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to New Orleans (MSY) is 2,050 miles (3,300 km, 1,782 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 29m 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 New Orleans?
New Orleans is 2 hours ahead of Salem.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLE to MSY?
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