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YWL to SLE: distance & flight time
Williams Lake (Williams Lake Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
504 mi
812 km · 438 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
504 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m 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
- YWL — Williams Lake Airport · Williams Lake, 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 YWL
- ZMH · South Cariboo Region / 108 Mile Airport44 mi away
- YQZ · Quesnel Airport61 mi away
- YXS · Prince George Airport121 mi away
- YKA · Kamloops Airport124 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 YWL from SLE?
The flight distance from Williams Lake (YWL) to Salem (SLE) is 504 miles (812 km, 438 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YWL to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m 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 YWL to SLE?
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