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SLE to SFO: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
505 mi
812 km · 439 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
505 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SFO — San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco, 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 SFO
- SQL · San Carlos Airport10 mi away
- HAF · Half Moon Bay Airport10 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport11 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLE from SFO?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to San Francisco (SFO) is 505 miles (812 km, 439 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m 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 cheapest way to fly from SLE to SFO?
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