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SLE to PIT: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh International Airport)
2,168 mi
3,488 km · 1,884 nm
4h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,168 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 43m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLE — Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field · Salem, United States
- PIT — Pittsburgh International Airport · Pittsburgh, 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 PIT
- AGC · Allegheny County Airport19 mi away
- BFP · Beaver County Airport21 mi away
- HLG · Wheeling Ohio County Airport31 mi away
- LBE · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLE from PIT?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Pittsburgh (PIT) is 2,168 miles (3,488 km, 1,884 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to PIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 43m 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 PIT?
Nonstop service on SLE–PIT 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 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Salem and Pittsburgh?
Pittsburgh is 3 hours ahead of Salem.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLE to PIT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SLE–PIT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SLE to PIT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SLE–PIT 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.