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YVR to SLE: distance & flight time
Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
296 mi
477 km · 257 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
296 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m 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
- YVR — Vancouver International Airport · Vancouver, 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 YVR
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome8 mi away
- YDT · Boundary Bay Airport11 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport26 mi away
- YGG · Ganges Seaplane Base27 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 YVR from SLE?
The flight distance from Vancouver (YVR) to Salem (SLE) is 296 miles (477 km, 257 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YVR to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 YVR to SLE?
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