Salem Airport
7M9 · Salem, Arkansas · Fulton County · map
Salem Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Salem, 1 mile south of Salem, Arkansas, 787 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 3,489 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Salem Airport?
Its FAA code is 7M9.
Where is Salem Airport?
It is 1 mile south of Salem, Arkansas, 787 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Salem Airport?
Its one runway, 02/20, is 3,489 feet long, asphalt.
Does Salem Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Salem Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Salem Airport?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 7M9
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Salem
- Elevation
- 787 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1969
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,489 × 50 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: threshold displaced 1,233 ft, hill 50 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 20: threshold displaced 248 ft, tree 25 ft high 500 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Sharp County Regional (14 nm southeast), Melbourne Muni/John E Miller Field (17 nm south), Baxter County (31 nm west), West Plains Regional (32 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Arkansas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Runway 02 has 3 feet ditch at end of runway extending 700 feet along east side of runway.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - the common traffic frequency.
- +50 feet hill 20 feet from thld both sides of centerline.
- +60 feet trees 50 feet L of centerline 100 feet from runway end; +10 feet road 50 feet from runway end.
- Approach slope 14:1 to displaced thld.
- Approach slope 37:1 to displaced thld.
- Obstruction light out of service indefinitely.
- All aircraft land runway 20; takeoff runway 02.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of runway.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Salem from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Salem, Arkansas: 7 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Arkansas.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 mechanic examiner.
- Joseph Lawrence private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Batesville, AR (39 nm) · (870) 206-4360 · [email protected]
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Salem 7 aircraft · 7 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Arkansas 1,580 since 1982 · 175 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Arkansas 101 landing places
- Arkansas 3,495 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/7M9.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.