| McNary Field Salem Municipal Airport |
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| FAA diagram of McNary Field | |||
| IATA: SLE – ICAO: KSLE – FAA LID: SLE | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Salem | ||
| Location | Salem, Oregon | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 214 ft / 65 m | ||
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| 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, also the capital of the state. The airport is named for Senator Charles L. McNary. This airport is publicly owned by City of Salem.[1]
Primarily a general aviation airport, McNary Field had scheduled commercial airline service in the past, including service via Delta Air Lines that ended in October 2008. 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.
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Once served by airlines, which included a route to San Francisco on United Airlines, scheduled commercial service left McNary Field in 1993. The city of Salem actively campaigned to bring the airlines back to McNary Field, and 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] On October 9, 2008, the last Delta flight left McNary as the service ended.[3]
McNary Field covers an area of 751 acres (304 ha)[1] and has two runways: 13/31, which is 5,811 ft (1,771 m) and ILS equipped, and a visual approach 5,145 ft (1,568 m) 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. The terminal building is approximately 5,600 square feet (520 m2) after an expansion in 2010 that added ticket counters, a baggage area, and enlarged the waiting area.[4] The expanded facility is more than twice the size of the old terminal, and was designed by Mead & Hunt.[4]
For 12-month period ending 02/28/2003 the airport had 50,282 aircraft operations, an average of 137 per day[1]:
There are 232 aircraft based at this airport[1]: