| Salina Municipal Airport | |||
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| USGS aerial photo as of 17 August 1991 | |||
| IATA: SLN – ICAO: KSLN – FAA LID: SLN | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Salina Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Salina, Kansas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,288 ft / 393 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 17/35 | 12,300 | 3,749 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 6,510 | 1,984 | Asphalt |
| 18/36 | 4,300 | 1,311 | Asphalt |
| 4/22 | 3,648 | 1,112 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 84,977 | ||
| Based aircraft | 137 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Salina Municipal Airport (IATA: SLN, ICAO: KSLN, FAA LID: SLN) is a public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Salina, a city in Saline County, Kansas, United States. It is owned by the Salina Airport Authority.[1]
The airport is located on the site of the former Schilling Air Force Base (also known as Smoky Hill Air Force Base). It is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by one commercial airline, SeaPort Airlines.
SeaPort Airlines is an FAA certified carrier that currently operates flights in nine states, including Arkansas, Tennessee, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. SeaPort Airlines is headquartered in Portland, Oregon; additional operating bases are located in Memphis, Tennessee and Juneau, Alaska. All service in Alaska is operated under their sister brand, Wings of Alaska.
The airport was used as the takeoff and landing point for the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, flown by Steve Fossett in the first nonstop, non-refueled solo circumnavigation of the earth from February 28 to March 3, 2005. Fossett also used the airport as the takeoff and landing point for a later nonstop and nonrefueled solo circumnavigation in the GlobalFlyer from March 14 to March 17, 2006 which set a new record for greatest distance traveled by an aircraft on a closed course.
Salina Municipal Airport is also the home of the Kansas State University - Salina flight department.
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Salina Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,954 acres (1,195 ha) at an elevation of 1,288 feet (393 m) above mean sea level. It has four asphalt paved runways: 17/35 is 12,300 by 150 feet (3,749 x 46 m), 12/30 is 6,510 by 100 feet (1,984 x 30 m), 18/36 is 4,300 by 75 feet (1,311 x 23 m), and 4/22 is 3,648 by 75 feet (1,112 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending February 28, 2007, the airport had 84,977 aircraft operations, an average of 232 per day: 90% general aviation, 7% air taxi, 3% military and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 137 aircraft based at this airport: 74% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 4% jet, 3% helicopter, 2% glider and 4% military.[1]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| SeaPort Airlines | Kansas City (nonstop), and Harrison (one-stop) |