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SLX to MDS: distance & flight time
Salt Cay (Salt Cay Airport) → Middle Caicos (Middle Caicos Airport)
52 mi
83 km · 45 nm
36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
52 miles nonstop takes roughly 36m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SLX — Salt Cay Airport · Salt Cay, Turks and Caicos Islands
- MDS — Middle Caicos Airport · Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SLX
- GDT · JAGS McCartney International Airport9 mi away
- XSC · South Caicos Airport25 mi away
- MDS · Middle Caicos Airport52 mi away
- NCA · North Caicos Airport62 mi away
Near MDS
- NCA · North Caicos Airport11 mi away
- XSC · South Caicos Airport28 mi away
- PLS · Providenciales Airport30 mi away
- GDT · JAGS McCartney International Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLX from MDS?
The flight distance from Salt Cay (SLX) to Middle Caicos (MDS) is 52 miles (83 km, 45 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLX to MDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 36m 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 SLX to MDS?
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