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SLE to TCM: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Tacoma (McChord Air Force Base)
156 mi
251 km · 136 nm
53m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
156 miles nonstop takes roughly 53m 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
- TCM — McChord Air Force Base · Tacoma, 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 TCM
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport23 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport10 mi away
- OLM · Olympia Regional Airport23 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLE from TCM?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Tacoma (TCM) is 156 miles (251 km, 136 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to TCM?
A nonstop flight takes about 53m 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 TCM?
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