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YLJ to SLE: distance & flight time
Meadow Lake (Meadow Lake Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
906 mi
1,459 km · 788 nm
2h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
906 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 26m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YLJ — Meadow Lake Airport · Meadow Lake, 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 YLJ
- YOD · CFB Cold Lake73 mi away
- YLL · Lloydminster Airport85 mi away
- YBY · Bonnyville Airport91 mi away
- YQW · North Battleford Airport94 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 YLJ from SLE?
The flight distance from Meadow Lake (YLJ) to Salem (SLE) is 906 miles (1,459 km, 788 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLJ to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 time difference between Meadow Lake and Salem?
Salem is 1 hour behind Meadow Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YLJ to SLE?
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