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VEL to SLE: distance & flight time
Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
751 mi
1,208 km · 652 nm
2h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
751 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- VEL — Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal, 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 VEL
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport81 mi away
- RKS · Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport83 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field87 mi away
- EVW · Evanston-Uinta County Airport-Burns Field98 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 VEL from SLE?
The flight distance from Vernal (VEL) to Salem (SLE) is 751 miles (1,208 km, 652 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEL to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 6m 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 Vernal and Salem?
Salem is 1 hour behind Vernal.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VEL to SLE?
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