Mcnary Field
SLE · KSLE · Salem, Oregon · Marion County · map
Mcnary Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Salem, 2 miles southeast of Salem, Oregon, 213 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 5,811 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 187 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 15 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 46,239 takeoffs and landings a year. About 28,585 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Mcnary Field?
Its FAA code is SLE, and its ICAO code is KSLE.
Where is Mcnary Field?
It is 2 miles southeast of Salem, Oregon, 213 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Mcnary Field?
The longest of its 3 runways, 13/31, is 5,811 feet long.
Does Mcnary Field have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Mcnary Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Mcnary Field?
Airline flights go to 4 airports, the busiest of them Portland International, Hollywood Burbank, Harry Reid International, Boeing Fld/King County International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Mcnary Field?
7 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Plane Sport Flight Training LLC and Jps Flight School LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Mcnary Field?
25 pilot examiners and 16 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Mcnary Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SLE · ICAO KSLE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Salem
- Elevation
- 213 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm; weekends, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1937
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,811 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 16/34 | 5,146 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 37 × 37 ft | Concrete, excellent |
- Runway 13: VASI, four boxes on the left, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS), road 11 ft high 600 ft from the end
- Runway 31: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 459 ft high 15,950 ft from the end
- Runway 16: PAPI, four lights on the left, road 16 ft high 430 ft from the end
- Runway 34: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 216 ft high 4,528 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.1 | Salem |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Sle and automated weather (ASOS) | 124.55 | Salem |
| Ground | 121.9 | Salem |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Salem |
| Horton and center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.8 | Salem |
| Ng and operations | 142.8 | Salem |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 458-322-0305.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure), bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: MC Minnville Municipal (18 nm north), Aurora State Airport (23 nm northeast), Sportsman Airpark (23 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 Oregon · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estbd prior to 1959.
- Prior permission required for unscheduled air carrier operations gtr than 30 passenger seats - amgr.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 31; odal runway 13; runway end identifier lights runway 13, 16, 34; high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31; medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency. Runway end identifier lights runway 16, PAPI runway 16 and 34 out of service indefinitely.
- Landing fee for commercial and itnrntt with FAA certified maximum gross landing WT gtr than 7000 LB.
- 100 LL self service H24.
- Bird haz: waterfowl in the vicinity of airport; geese trsn class D pattern altitude OCT-MAY.
- Taxiway a from taxiway L to L9 not vsb from the control tower.
- Noise abatment procedure in effect; avoid otfc residential areas.
- Rising trrn and trees west and south of airport and runway 34 extdd centerline. Trees on runway 16 extdd centerline. Night operations not recommended both runways.
- Closed aft hvy snow. Airport condition unmnt 1600L-0800L and wkend.
- Air carrier operations use taxiway a, taxiway A1, taxiway A2, taxiway B, taxiway C from taxiway a to J, taxiway F from taxiway a to runway 31, taxiway J.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 454 departures from SLE in those twelve months, carrying 759 passengers in 900 seats (84% filled), to 4 destinations on 4 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcnary Field → Portland International SLE–PDX | 447 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation, Empire Airlines Inc. |
| Mcnary Field → Hollywood Burbank SLE–BUR | 3 | 424 | TEM Enterprises dba ... |
| Mcnary Field → Harry Reid International SLE–LAS | 3 | 331 | TEM Enterprises dba ... |
| Mcnary Field → Boeing Fld/King County International SLE–BFI | 1 | 4 | Kenmore Air Harbor |
All 4 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 142 |
| multi-engine | 9 |
| jets | 6 |
| helicopters | 9 |
| other | 21 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 46,239, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 490 |
| air taxi and commuter | 4,075 |
| general aviation, travelling | 20,495 |
| general aviation, local | 18,029 |
| military | 3,150 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Salem from the FAA register
255 aircraft are registered to owners in Salem, Oregon: 172 piston singles, 38 business jets, 17 turboprops, 13 helicopters, 7 drones. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Oregon.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Plane Sport Flight Training LLC 3 aircraft · Salem
- Jps Flight School LLC 1 aircraft · Salem
- Salem Oregon Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Salem
- Independence Glider Club 4 aircraft · Independence, 10 miles away Independence Glider Club is a flying club dedicated to educating and training youth and young adults in glider flying, offering flight instruction, safety training, and introductory rides to all ages.
- Independence Youth Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Independence, 10 miles away Independence Glider Club is a flying club dedicated to educating and training youth and young adults in glider flying, though all ages are welcome.
- 21 Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Independence, 10 miles away Independence Glider Club is a flying club dedicated to educating and training youth and young adults in glider flying, with instruction, safety training, and introductory flights available to all ages.
- Vans Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Silverton, 13 miles away
Repair stations in Salem:
- Avid Avionics LLC Avid Avionics is a repair station specializing in custom avionics panel installations for aircraft of all types.
- Garmin At, INC
- Industrial Aviation Services INC
- Metal Innovations INC MII Aero is an FAA Part 145 repair station based in Salem, Oregon, providing maintenance, inspections, repairs, alterations, and overhauls for private, corporate, and air carrier aircraft.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
25 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 23 for private pilot, 22 for commercial and instrument, 11 for airline transport pilot, 21 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 19 for airplanes, 12 for multi-engine airplanes, 5 for helicopters, 1 for gliders, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 16 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 7 engineering representatives, 6 aircrew program designees, 3 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Lisa Buswell Dahl private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · MCNARY FIELD - SALEM, OR · Salem, OR (0 nm) · (503) 931-3958 · [email protected]
- Robert William Reid private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Independence, OR (9 nm) · (408) 813-4209 · [email protected]
- John Loflin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, balloons · Oregon Aero Academy · Albany, OR (16 nm) · (971) 350-9624 · [email protected]
- Ron Gustafson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Jerry Trimble Helicopters · McMinnville, OR (22 nm) · (541) 740-4203 · [email protected]
- Brunno Winnubst private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pureflight Aviation Training · Newberg, OR (23 nm) · (971) 222-5730 · [email protected]
- Cody Lyle Barton private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency; helicopters · Columbia Helicopters INC · Aurora, OR (23 nm) · (503) 881-9835 · [email protected]
- Katie Erin Leonard private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Aurora Flight Training · Aurora, OR (23 nm) · (971) 258-1048 · [email protected]
- Kenneth Melberg Chapman private pilot (proficiency) · HTS Hangar · Aurora, OR (23 nm) · (541) 944-1218 · [email protected]
All 70 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 15 since 1982, 2 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 255 aircraft · 172 piston singles, 38 business jets, 17 turboprops
- Mmr West LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Pratum Co-Op 4 aircraft in town
- State of Oregon 3 aircraft in town
- Sorpresa LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Plane Sport Flight Training LLC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Jps Flight School LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Salem Oregon Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Avid Avionics LLC · repair station
- Garmin At, INC · repair station
- Industrial Aviation Services INC · repair station
- Metal Innovations INC · repair station
- Portland International (PDX) 447 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, Empire Airlines Inc.
- Hollywood Burbank (BUR) 3 flights in twelve months · TEM Enterprises dba Avelo Airlines
- Harry Reid International (LAS) 3 flights in twelve months · TEM Enterprises dba Avelo Airlines
- Boeing Fld/King County International (BFI) 1 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 15 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Oregon 1,862 since 1982 · 277 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Oregon 103 landing places
- Oregon 7,012 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SLE.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 28, 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.