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YLW to SLE: distance & flight time
Kelowna (Kelowna International Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
388 mi
624 km · 337 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
388 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YLW — Kelowna International Airport · Kelowna, 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 YLW
- YVE · Vernon Airport20 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport36 mi away
- YSN · Shuswap Regional Airport51 mi away
- YKA · Kamloops Airport70 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 YLW from SLE?
The flight distance from Kelowna (YLW) to Salem (SLE) is 388 miles (624 km, 337 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLW to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 YLW to SLE?
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