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TVL to SLE: distance & flight time
South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
443 mi
714 km · 385 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
443 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m 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
- TVL — Lake Tahoe Airport · South Lake Tahoe, 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 TVL
- TKF · Truckee Tahoe Airport30 mi away
- RNO · Reno Tahoe International Airport44 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport74 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield77 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 TVL from SLE?
The flight distance from South Lake Tahoe (TVL) to Salem (SLE) is 443 miles (714 km, 385 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TVL 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.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TVL to SLE?
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