Nonstop flight route between Elkhart, Indiana, United States and Salem, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Elkhart Municipal Airport (EKI), Elkhart, Indiana, United States and McNary Field (SLE), Salem, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,857 miles (or 2,988 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Elkhart Municipal Airport and McNary Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EKI / KEKM |
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| Location: | Elkhart, Indiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°43'9"N by 86°0'11"W |
| Area Served: | Elkhart, Indiana |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Elkhart |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 778 feet (237 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EKI |
| More Information: | EKI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLE / KSLE |
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| Location: | Salem, Oregon, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°54'33"N by 123°0'8"W |
| Area Served: | Salem, Oregon |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Salem |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 214 feet (65 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLE |
| More Information: | SLE Maps & Info |
Facts about Elkhart Municipal Airport (EKI):
- Elkhart Municipal Airport covers an area of 640 acres at an elevation of 778 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Elkhart Municipal Airport (EKI) is Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (NLE), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NW of EKI.
- Elkhart Municipal Airport (EKI) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Elkhart Municipal Airport", another name for EKI is "EKM".
- Because of Elkhart Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 778 feet, planes can take off or land at Elkhart Municipal Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Elkhart Municipal Airport (EKI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,170 miles (17,976 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about McNary Field (SLE):
- United Airlines was the first airline at Salem, in the 1940s.
- McNary Field (SLE) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "McNary Field", another name for SLE is "Salem Municipal AirportSalem Army Airfield".
- Because of McNary Field's relatively low elevation of 214 feet, planes can take off or land at McNary Field at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from McNary Field (SLE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,954 miles (17,628 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to McNary Field (SLE) is Corvallis Municipal Airport (CVO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SSW of SLE.
- McNary Field has had scheduled airline flights, including service via Delta Air Lines that ended in October 2008.
