AirportsSalem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field is a medium-sized airport serving Salem, in Oregon, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SLE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SLE
- ICAO code
- KSLE
- City
- Salem
- State or region
- Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 44.9095° N, 123.0030° W
- Elevation
- 65 m (214 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,771 m (5,811 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SLE means Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KSLE. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 44.9095° N, 123.0030° W. It stands 65 metres (214 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Portland, about 73 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Los Angeles, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,771 metres (5,811 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 453.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,771 m 5,811 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16/34 | 1,569 m 5,146 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Portland International AirportPortland | PDX | 82 km |
| Eugene AirportEugene | EUG | 89 km |
| Roberts FieldRedmond | RDM | 164 km |
| Southwest Oregon Regional AirportNorth Bend | OTH | 193 km |
| Olympia Regional AirportOlympia | OLM | 229 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,596 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,719 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,212 km | 15 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,966 km | 10 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,984 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,281 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,098 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,810 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,295 km | 15 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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