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YSN to MER: distance & flight time
Salmon Arm (Shuswap Regional Airport) → Merced (Castle Airport)
921 mi
1,483 km · 801 nm
2h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
921 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 28m 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
- YSN — Shuswap Regional Airport · Salmon Arm, Canada
- MER — Castle Airport · Merced, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YSN
- YVE · Vernon Airport30 mi away
- YRV · Revelstoke Airport50 mi away
- YLW · Kelowna International Airport51 mi away
- YKA · Kamloops Airport53 mi away
Near MER
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field7 mi away
- MOD · Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field27 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport30 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YSN from MER?
The flight distance from Salmon Arm (YSN) to Merced (MER) is 921 miles (1,483 km, 801 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSN to MER?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 28m 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 YSN to MER?
Nonstop service on YSN–MER 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 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YSN to MER?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YSN–MER that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YSN to MER fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YSN–MER 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.