Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SWU to SLE: distance & flight time
Suwon (Suwon Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
5,281 mi
8,500 km · 4,589 nm
10h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading northeast
See live SWU→SLE fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,281 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 49m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SWU — Suwon Airport · Suwon, South Korea
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SWU
- ICN · Incheon International Airport34 mi away
- OSN · Osan Air Base10 mi away
- SSN · Seoul Air Base (K-16)15 mi away
- GMP · Gimpo International Airport25 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 SWU from SLE?
The flight distance from Suwon (SWU) to Salem (SLE) is 5,281 miles (8,500 km, 4,589 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWU to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 49m 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 time difference between Suwon and Salem?
Salem is 16 hours behind Suwon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWU to SLE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SWU–SLE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.