Salinas Municipal
SNS · KSNS · Salinas, California · Monterey County · map
Salinas Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Salinas, 3 miles southeast of Salinas, California, 84 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 6,004 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 169 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 1 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 47,733 takeoffs and landings a year. About 3 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Salinas Municipal?
Its FAA code is SNS, and its ICAO code is KSNS.
Where is Salinas Municipal?
It is 3 miles southeast of Salinas, California, 84 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Salinas Municipal?
The longest of its 3 runways, 08/26, is 6,004 feet long.
Does Salinas Municipal have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Salinas Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Salinas Municipal?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them Greeley. Every route
Are there flight schools at Salinas Municipal?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Bob Hoover Academy and C A P Air Rescue Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Salinas Municipal?
5 pilot examiners and 9 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 Salinas Municipal…
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SNS · ICAO KSNS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Salinas
- Elevation
- 84 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 7:00 pm oct-mar; 5:00 am to 7:00 pm apr-sep
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1942
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 6,004 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 4,825 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| H1 | 90 × 90 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | Flood lights |
- Runway 08: VASI, two boxes on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 396 ft
- Runway 26: VASI, two boxes on the left
- Runway 13: VASI, four boxes on the left, trees 45 ft high 1,733 ft from the end
- Runway 31: ILS, PAPI, two lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.525 | Salinas |
| UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 124.85 | Salinas |
| Ground | 121.7 | Salinas |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace 001-135 mry | 133.0 | Salinas · All radials off mry airport. |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 831-422-2830.
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)
- Also here
- crop spraying, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Marina Municipal (8 nm west), Monterey Regional (12 nm west), Hollister Municipal (17 nm northeast).
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 California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 31; runway end identifier lights runway 13 and 26; PAPI runway 31; high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31; medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26; H1 - the common traffic frequency. VASI runway 08, 13, and 26 operates continuously.
- 200 feet asphalt stwy runway 31.
- Portions of taxiway B between D and north limited the control tower services provided
- 6 feet tall security fence 400 feet prior to runway 13 thld on centerline and steeply descending terrain 350 feet prior to runway 31 thld on centerline both in runway 13/31 safety area.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 1 departures from SNS in those twelve months, carrying 15 passengers in 30 seats (50% filled), to 1 destination on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas Municipal → Greeley SNS–RYE | 1 | 15 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
All 1 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 | 143 |
| multi-engine | 10 |
| jets | 5 |
| helicopters | 8 |
| other | 3 |
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 47,733, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,293 |
| general aviation, travelling | 24,213 |
| general aviation, local | 20,552 |
| military | 1,675 |
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 Salinas from the FAA register
120 aircraft are registered to owners in Salinas, California: 66 piston singles, 18 helicopters, 13 drones, 10 business jets, 9 piston twins. 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 California.
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:
- Bob Hoover Academy 6 aircraft · Salinas Bob Hoover Academy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides aviation education to high school students through a partnership with Monterey County Office of Education.
- C A P Air Rescue Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Salinas
- Sns Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Salinas
Charter operators and airlines based in Salinas:
- Aviation Specialties Unlimited, Inc. 2 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Salinas:
- Advancetech Aircraft Maintenance INC Advancetech Aircraft Maintenance is an FAA-certified repair station established in 1984 at Salinas Municipal Airport in California.
- Archer Air LLC
- Cal Pacific Airmotive, INC
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
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 2 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 9 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner.
- Eric Alan Cook private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Jet West Annex - Main Terminal · Salinas, CA (0 nm) · (805) 459-8876 · [email protected]
- Margaret Watt private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Hollister, CA (17 nm) · (209) 321-8108 · [email protected]
- Clayton Miles Conrad private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · San Jose, CA (42 nm) · (140) 866-6696 · [email protected]
- Jennifer Rayne Watson private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · AeroDynamic Aviation · San Jose, CA (42 nm) · (916) 399-3669 · [email protected]
- R Rohlfing private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Trade Winds Aviation · San Jose, CA (42 nm) · (408) 234-8423 · [email protected]
All 20 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).
- 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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 37 since 1982, 6 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 Salinas 120 aircraft · 66 piston singles, 18 helicopters, 13 drones
- Wilbur-Ellis CO 16 aircraft in town
- Wilbur-Ellis Company LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Bob Hoover Academy 6 aircraft in town
- Pitts S2B LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Aviation Specialties Unlimited, Inc. 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Bob Hoover Academy 6 aircraft · flight school
- C A P Air Rescue Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Sns Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Advancetech Aircraft Maintenance INC · repair station
- Archer Air LLC · repair station
- Cal Pacific Airmotive, INC · repair station
- Greeley (RYE) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 37 since 1982 · 6 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,642 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SNS.json.
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 26, 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.