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SMN to SLE: distance & flight time
Salmon (Lemhi County Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
446 mi
717 km · 387 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
446 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMN — Lemhi County Airport · Salmon, United States
- SLE — Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field · Salem, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SMN
- BTM · Bert Mooney Airport88 mi away
- MYL · McCall Municipal Airport110 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport114 mi away
- MSO · Missoula International Airport124 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMN from SLE?
The flight distance from Salmon (SMN) to Salem (SLE) is 446 miles (717 km, 387 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMN to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 SMN to SLE?
Nonstop service on SMN–SLE 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 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Salmon and Salem?
Salem is 1 hour behind Salmon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMN to SLE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMN–SLE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMN to SLE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMN–SLE 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.