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SLE to TIW: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport)
164 mi
264 km · 143 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
164 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m 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
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · 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 TIW
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport18 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base10 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field13 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport18 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLE from TIW?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Tacoma (TIW) is 164 miles (264 km, 143 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to TIW?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m 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 TIW?
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