Salina Regional
SLN · KSLN · Salina, Kansas · Saline County · map
Salina Regional is a public-use airport, 3 miles southwest of Salina, Kansas, 1,288 feet above sea level. It has 10 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 12,301 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 120 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 68,408 takeoffs and landings a year. About 17,178 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KSLN · observed 4:53 pm CDT (21:53 UTC), 59 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 14 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 87°F (31°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.90 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSLN 062153Z 20014KT 10SM CLR 31/14 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP115 T03060139
TAF KSLN 061720Z 0618/0718 20013KT P6SM SKC FM070100 18006KT P6SM SKC FM071500 21006KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SLN · ICAO KSLN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 1,288 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
Runways 10
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 12,301 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 6,510 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 4,301 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | |
| 04/22 | 3,648 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | |
| H1 | 57 × 57 ft | Concrete, good | |
| H4 | 57 × 43 ft | Asphalt, good | |
| H5 | 57 × 57 ft | Concrete, good | |
| H3 | 30 × 30 ft | Concrete, good | |
| H2 | 29 × 28 ft | Asphalt, good | |
| H6 | 29 × 29 ft | Concrete, good |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS)
- Runway 35: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), gnd 30 ft high 1,375 ft from the end
- Runway 12: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 22: building 46 ft high 1,550 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.3 | Salina |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Sln and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.15 | Salina |
| Ground | 121.9 | Salina |
| Tower (secondary) | 124.35 | Salina |
| Salina and center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.9 | Salina |
| Arng and operations | 142.2 | Salina |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 785-823-3402.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 68,408, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Salina from the FAA register
99 aircraft are registered to owners in Salina, Kansas: 76 piston singles, 9 drones, 8 piston twins, 3 turboprops, 2 helicopters. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Kansas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 18 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- When the control tower closed activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30; PAPI runways 12 and 30; high-intensity runway lights runway 17/35; mals and PAPI runways 17 and 35; approach lights (MALSR) runway 35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 04/22 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Runway 18/36 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- No line of sight, all runways due to gradient, topography and trees.
- Seasonal mowing operations adjacent to runways and taxiways.
- Calm wind runway 35.
- Service: JASU- 2(A/M32-95) 2(A/M32-60B) 1(A/M32-86D).
- Arng: tran army aircraft contact Salina guard operations on 229.2 or 40.525 SC red. Limited UH-60 service and maintenance available.
- 100LL self service fueling stn located south of Kansas ang.
- Gnd support and logistics equip available incl tugs, bobtails, tow bars and airstairs.
- H1 ingress/egress 070 degrees through 040 degrees to avoid control tower.
- All helipads daylight use only.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.