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SMO to SLE: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
791 mi
1,272 km · 687 nm
2h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
791 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 11m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, 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 SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 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 SMO from SLE?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Salem (SLE) is 791 miles (1,272 km, 687 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 11m 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 SMO to SLE?
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