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SLE to ZBO: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Bowen (Bowen Airport)
7,127 mi
11,470 km · 6,193 nm
14h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
7,127 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 26m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- ZBO — Bowen Airport · Bowen, Australia
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 ZBO
- WSY · Whitsunday Island Airport39 mi away
- JHQ · Shute Harbour Airport39 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport40 mi away
- HTI · Hamilton Island Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLE from ZBO?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Bowen (ZBO) is 7,127 miles (11,470 km, 6,193 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to ZBO?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 26m 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 ZBO?
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