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YVR to SMN: distance & flight time
Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport) → Salmon (Lemhi County Airport)
519 mi
836 km · 451 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
519 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YVR — Vancouver International Airport · Vancouver, Canada
- SMN — Lemhi County Airport · Salmon, 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 SMN
- BTM · Bert Mooney Airport88 mi away
- MYL · McCall Municipal Airport110 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport114 mi away
- MSO · Missoula International Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YVR from SMN?
The flight distance from Vancouver (YVR) to Salmon (SMN) is 519 miles (836 km, 451 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YVR to SMN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 YVR to SMN?
Nonstop service on YVR–SMN 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 1h 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Vancouver and Salmon?
Salmon is 1 hour ahead of Vancouver.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YVR to SMN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YVR–SMN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YVR to SMN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YVR–SMN 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.