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YCQ to SLE: distance & flight time
Chetwynd (Chetwynd Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
747 mi
1,202 km · 649 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
747 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m 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
- YCQ — Chetwynd Airport · Chetwynd, Canada
- 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 YCQ
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport51 mi away
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport56 mi away
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport113 mi away
- YXS · Prince George Airport131 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 YCQ from SLE?
The flight distance from Chetwynd (YCQ) to Salem (SLE) is 747 miles (1,202 km, 649 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCQ to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 5m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YCQ to SLE?
Nonstop service on YCQ–SLE depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YCQ to SLE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YCQ–SLE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YCQ to SLE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YCQ–SLE tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.