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SLE to WYS: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → West Yellowstone (Yellowstone Airport)
582 mi
937 km · 506 nm
1h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
582 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 44m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLE — Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field · Salem, United States
- WYS — Yellowstone Airport · West Yellowstone, 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 WYS
- BZN · Gallatin Field75 mi away
- JAC · Jackson Hole Airport77 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field77 mi away
- IDA · Idaho Falls Regional Airport94 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLE from WYS?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to West Yellowstone (WYS) is 582 miles (937 km, 506 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to WYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 44m 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 WYS?
Nonstop service on SLE–WYS 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 1h 44m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Salem and West Yellowstone?
West Yellowstone is 1 hour ahead of Salem.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLE to WYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SLE–WYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SLE to WYS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SLE–WYS 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.