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KSLE · Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field

ICAO · US · 13 NTSB events

ID KSLE FAA SLE Elev 214 ft Lat 44° 54.57' N Lon 123° 0.18' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,811 ft. Max gradient: 0.33%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 150° 5,811 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.33%
31 330° 5,811 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.33%
16 181° 5,146 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.30%
34 001° 5,146 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.30%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 7 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 124.550
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR SALEM TWR 119.100
  • CTAF CTAF 119.100
  • CNTR SEATTLE CNTR 125.800
  • RDO MC MINNVILLE RDO 122.600
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB SL

    Turno

    0.27 MHz · LO · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 29 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 31; ODAL Rwy 13; REIL Rwy 13, 16, 34; HIRL Rwy 13–31, MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 31; ODAL Rwy 13; REIL Rwy 13, 16, 34; HIRL Rwy 13–31, MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 31; ODAL Rwy 13; REIL Rwy 13, 16, 34; HIRL Rwy 13–31, MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 31; ODAL Rwy 13; REIL Rwy 13, 16, 34; HIRL Rwy 13–31, MIRL Rwy 16–34—CTAF

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    ldg fee.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (29 sentences)
  • ·210 OREGON SALEM MCNARY FLD (SLE)(KSLE) P (ARNG) 2 SE UTC–8(–7DT) N44º54.57´ W123º00.15´ 213 B TPA—See Remarks Class I, ARFF Index B NOTAM FILE SLE MON Airport RWY 13–31: H5811X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–189, 2S–154, 2D–280, 2D/2D2–759 PCR 510 F/C/X/T HIRL 0.3% up SE RWY 13: ODALS.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·RWY 16–34: H5146X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–39.5, D–52 PCN 15 F/D/X/T MIRL 0.3% up S RWY 16: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 38´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 4.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 31 16–34 3150 RWY 34 13–31 3050
  • ·RWY 13: TORA–5811 TODA–5811 ASDA–5811 LDA–5811 RWY 16: TORA–5145 TODA–5145 ASDA–5145 LDA–5145 RWY 31: TORA–5811 TODA–5811 ASDA–5811 LDA–5811 RWY 34: TORA–5145 TODA–5145 ASDA–5145 LDA–5145
  • ·REIL Rwy 16, PAPI Rwy 16 and Rwy 34 and bcn OTS indefly.
  • ·MILITARY— FUEL (NC–100LL—Self svc avbl H24.
  • ·A—Avbl after bus hr with PN C503–508–4178/593–364–0111.)
  • ·Noise abatetment procs in efct; Avoid otfc residental areas.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1500–0300Z‡, Sat–Sun 1500–0100Z‡.
  • ·Bird haz: waterfowl invof arpt; geese trsn Class D TPA Oct–May. 100LL self svc H24.
  • ·Aft hr Jet A PPR 503–508–4178 or 503–364–4158.
  • ·Arpt cond unmnt 0000–1600Z‡ and wkend.
  • ·Rising trrn and trees W and S of arpt and Rwy 34 extdd cntrln.
  • ·Trees on Rwy 16 extdd cntrln.
  • ·Ngt ops not rcmd both rwys.
  • ·PPR for unscheduled air carrier ops gtr than 30 pax seats – amgr.
  • ·Twy A fm Twy L to Twy L9 not vsb fm ATCT.
  • ·Lndg fee for coml & itnrntt with FAA certified max gross lndg wt gtr than 7000 lb.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 503-589-2057
  • ·ASOS 124.55 (458) 322–0305.
  • ·CTAF 119.1 ATIS 124.55 UNICOM 122.95 SALEM RCO 122.6 (MC MINNVILLE RADIO) ®SEATTLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.8 SALEM TOWER 119.1 (1500–0500Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Seattle ARTCC at 253-351-3694.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1500–0500Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·NEWBERG (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 117.4 UBG Chan 121 N45º21.19´ W122º58.69´ 161º 26.6 NM to fld. 1443/21E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 095º–105º byd 40 NM 106º–120º byd 40 NM blo 7,800´ 106º–120º byd 60 NM 135º–328º byd 40 NM 329º–346º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 329º–346º byd 70 NM 347º–080º byd 40 NM TURNO NDB (LOM) 266 SL N44º50.85´ W122º57.06´ 312º 4.3 NM to fld.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.3 I–SLE Chan 40 Rwy 31.
  • ·LOM TURNO NDB. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: H37X37 (CONC) SALEM N44º55.14´ W123º00.54´ RCO 122.6 (MC MINNVILLE RADIO) SALMON BAR (See IMNAHA on page 181) SEATTLE H–1B, L–1B IAP, AD SEATTLE L–1B NW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

2

15.4% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 99,432 ops in 2007

2024 total

46,239

10-yr total

399,280

2024 mix

AC/AT 10% · GA 83% · Mil 7%

Events / million ops

10.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.54

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=13

  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Other 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-01-21 Robinson R-22 Beta 2 · Other · day →
1995-09-03 Cessna 185F · Engine failure · day →
2022-01-29 Beech K35 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2020-06-04 Piper PA 30 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2019-11-01 Zenair CH701 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2016-01-02 Kai Engstad RV-8A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2015-07-04 Mooney M20E · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2010-10-02 Cessna 172N · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2001-05-31 Luscombe 8F · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2000-09-30 Boeing E75 · Loss of control · day →
2000-05-01 MORTON CHRISTAVIA MARK I · CFIT · VMC · day →
1995-02-25 North American AT-6G · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1995-01-26 Piper PA-24-260 · Fuel exhaustion · night →

Designees in OR

CFI Flight Instructors 995 A&P Mechanics 2,693 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 13 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 58 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 6 Schools Flight Schools 42 FBO Fixed Base Operators 44 Clubs Flying Clubs 19 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Lisa Buswell Dahl Salem OR 1 nm
Robert William Reid Independence OR 9 nm
John Loflin Albany OR 17 nm
Ron Gustafson Mcminnville OR 20 nm
Cody Lyle Barton Aurora OR 22 nm
Katie Erin Leonard Aurora OR 22 nm
Kenneth Melberg Chapman Aurora OR 22 nm
Mary Adene Schu Aurora OR 22 nm
Stanley Paul Smith Aurora OR 22 nm
Tetsuji Matsuura Aurora OR 22 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Lisa Buswell Dahl Salem OR 1 nm
Wayne Elton Cartwright Salem OR 1 nm
David Jay Greer Salem OR 1 nm
Daniel William Harris Salem OR 1 nm
Charles Rex Lemasters Salem OR 1 nm
Glynn Francis Norrenberns Salem OR 1 nm
Gary Wayne Viehdorfer Salem OR 1 nm
Jose Maria Gutierrez Salem OR 1 nm
Douglas Arnold Meyer Salem OR 1 nm
John Patrick Mclaughlin Salem OR 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
James Chris Lampros Salem OR 1 nm
Dennis Deverne Nelson Salem OR 1 nm
Brian Gary Stubbs Salem OR 1 nm
Trevor Shawn Courtney Salem OR 1 nm
Jessie Michael Jensen Salem OR 1 nm
David Anthony Gentleman Ii Salem OR 1 nm
Jordan Ashley Willburn Salem OR 1 nm
Kim Etienne Allain Salem OR 1 nm
Michael Bays Salem OR 1 nm
Ricky Lee Blake Salem OR 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Val Avionics, Ltd.
Salem, OR
 1 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Aurora, OR
 23 nm
Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Aurora, OR
 23 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 31 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 38 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 44 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 135 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 143 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 144 nm
Baker Avionics, LLC
Grants Pass, OR
 145 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.