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SLE to OLM: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Olympia (Olympia Regional Airport)
142 mi
229 km · 124 nm
50m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
142 miles nonstop takes roughly 50m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- OLM — Olympia Regional Airport · Olympia, 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 OLM
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport43 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field17 mi away
- CLS · Chehalis Centralia Airport21 mi away
- SHN · Sanderson Field22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLE from OLM?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Olympia (OLM) is 142 miles (229 km, 124 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to OLM?
A nonstop flight takes about 50m 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 OLM?
Nonstop service on SLE–OLM 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 50m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLE to OLM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SLE–OLM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SLE to OLM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SLE–OLM 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.