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YSU to SLE: distance & flight time
Summerside (Summerside Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
2,790 mi
4,490 km · 2,425 nm
5h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,790 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 56m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YSU — Summerside Airport · Summerside, 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 YSU
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport36 mi away
- YQM · Greater Moncton International Airport46 mi away
- YCH · Miramichi Airport86 mi away
- YHZ · Halifax / Stanfield International Airport109 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 YSU from SLE?
The flight distance from Summerside (YSU) to Salem (SLE) is 2,790 miles (4,490 km, 2,425 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSU to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 56m 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 YSU to SLE?
Nonstop service on YSU–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 5h 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Summerside and Salem?
Salem is 4 hours behind Summerside.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YSU to SLE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YSU–SLE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YSU to SLE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YSU–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.