McNary Field

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McNary Field
Salem Municipal Airport
IATA: SLE - ICAO: KSLE
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator City of Salem
Serves Salem, Oregon
Elevation AMSL 214 ft (65.2 m)
Coordinates 44°54′34.3″N, 123°00′09″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 5,811 1,771 Asphalt/grooved
16/34 5,145 1,568 Asphalt/grooved

McNary Field (IATA: SLE, ICAO: KSLE), also known as Salem Municipal Airport, is a public airport located two miles (3 km) southeast of the city of Salem in Marion County, Oregon, USA.

Primarily a general aviation airport, McNary Field has seen scheduled commercial airline service in the past. The Oregon Army National Guard - Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) and charter flights also use the facilities.

The airport grounds include a control tower and a small terminal building. Currently, the terminal building serves passengers using a bus shuttle service to Portland International Airport.

There are two runways: 13/31, which is 5,811 ft. and ILS equipped, and a visual approach 5,145 ft. runway (16/34). Both runways are jet-equipped.

Although the last scheduled airline flight left in 1993, Salem has actively campaigned to bring the airlines back to McNary Field. A current proposal by Horizon Air would begin scheduled service to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the fall of 2005. Also, media and unofficial sources have floated plans to make McNary Field into a reliever airport to Portland International Airport.

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