McNary Field

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McNary Field
Salem Municipal Airport


FAA diagram of McNary Field
IATA: SLE – ICAO: KSLE – FAA: SLE
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Salem
Location Salem, Oregon
Elevation AMSL 214 ft / 65 m
Coordinates 44°54′34″N, 123°00′09″W
Website www.cityofsalem.net/airport/
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 5,811 1,771 Asphalt/grooved
16/34 5,145 1,568 Asphalt/grooved
Statistics (2003)
Aircraft operations 50,282
Based aircraft 232
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

McNary Field (IATA: SLE, ICAO: KSLE, FAA LID: SLE), also known as Salem Municipal Airport, is a public airport located two miles (3 km) southeast of the central business district of Salem, a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The airport is named for Senator Charles L. McNary. This airport is publicly owned by City of Salem.[1]

Oregon National Guard helicopters at McNary Field
Oregon National Guard helicopters at McNary Field

Primarily a general aviation airport, McNary Field has seen scheduled commercial airline service in the past, and currently has scheduled air carrier service via Delta Air Lines. The Oregon Army National Guard - Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) and charter flights also use the facilities. McNary Field serves as the home of the Oregon Department of Aviation and their Cessna 206.

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[edit] Airline service

The city of Salem has actively campaigned to bring the airlines back to McNary Field, which had no airline service at all since 1993. Even then, there was only a once a day flight to Portland. The last time Salem had airline service of any distance was in the early 1980s. At that time, United airlines flew from Salem to San Francisco using Boeing 737s. On June 7, 2007, Delta Connection returned commercial air service to Salem with two flights a day in each direction to Salt Lake City.[2]

The airport terminal building was used for a brief scene in the 1983 film WarGames.[citation needed]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

McNary Field covers an area of 751 acres (304 ha)[1] and has two runways: 13/31, which is 5,811 ft. and ILS equipped, and a visual approach 5,145 ft. runway (16/34). The airport grounds include a control tower, a restaurant, a general aviation center including limited flight training, and a small terminal building. On the east side of the airport is Garmin Aviation, maker of aviation GPS units.[citation needed]

For 12-month period ending 02/28/2003 the airport had 50,282 aircraft operations, an average of 137 per day[1]:

  • 92% general aviation: 46,059
  • 5% military: 2,672
  • 3% air taxi: 1,551

There are 232 aircraft based at this airport[1]:

  • 77% single engine: 178
  • 10% multi engine: 23
  • 9% military: 22
  • 2% jet aircraft: 4
  • 2% helicopters: 4
  • <1% gliders: 1

[edit] Airlines and destinations

N418SW of Delta Connection operated by SkyWest taxies out for departure at McNary Field, Oregon. Photo taken on June 7, 2007 inaugurating the return of commercial air service to Salem after over 10 years. Aircraft is a Bombardier 600-2B19 cn 7446.
N418SW of Delta Connection operated by SkyWest taxies out for departure at McNary Field, Oregon. Photo taken on June 7, 2007 inaugurating the return of commercial air service to Salem after over 10 years. Aircraft is a Bombardier 600-2B19 cn 7446.

[edit] Cargo carriers

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Master Record for SLE (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 03/15/2007
  2. ^ "Delta to begin two daily flights from Salem to Salt Lake City", Statesman Journal, February 26, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-26. 

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