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TIW to SLE: distance & flight time
Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
164 mi
264 km · 143 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
164 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma, 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 TIW
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport18 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base10 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field13 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport18 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 TIW from SLE?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TIW) to Salem (SLE) is 164 miles (264 km, 143 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIW to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m 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 TIW to SLE?
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