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SLE to OWB: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Owensboro (Owensboro Daviess County Airport)
1,907 mi
3,070 km · 1,657 nm
4h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,907 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 12m 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
- OWB — Owensboro Daviess County Airport · Owensboro, 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 OWB
- EVV · Evansville Regional Airport29 mi away
- FTK · Godman Army Air Field66 mi away
- BWG · Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport67 mi away
- HOP · Campbell AAF (Fort Campbell) Air Field76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLE from OWB?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Owensboro (OWB) is 1,907 miles (3,070 km, 1,657 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to OWB?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 12m 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 OWB?
Nonstop service on SLE–OWB 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 12m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Salem and Owensboro?
Owensboro is 2 hours ahead of Salem.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLE to OWB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SLE–OWB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SLE to OWB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SLE–OWB 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.