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SLE to VNS: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
7,309 mi
11,763 km · 6,351 nm
14h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,309 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 48m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLE — Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field · Salem, United States
- VNS — Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport · Varanasi, India
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 VNS
- IXD · Allahabad Airport70 mi away
- GOP · Gorakhpur Airport96 mi away
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport139 mi away
- GAY · Gaya Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLE from VNS?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Varanasi (VNS) is 7,309 miles (11,763 km, 6,351 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 48m 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 time difference between Salem and Varanasi?
Varanasi is 12.5 hours ahead of Salem.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLE to VNS?
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