KSLE · Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field

SALEM, OREGON · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

214

Elevation ft

Runways

5,811

Longest ft · 13/31

44.91N

123.00W

Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field serves Salem, Oregon at 214 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 5,811 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
13/31	5,811 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
16/34	5,146 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 214 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	214 ft	2,480 ft	2,133 ft	3,199 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,414 ft	2,714 ft	2,259 ft	3,389 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,614 ft	2,948 ft	2,386 ft	3,579 ft
35°C afternoon	2,665 ft	2,958 ft	2,391 ft	3,587 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 5,811 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,587 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KSLE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMMV McMinnville Municipal Airport	18 nm N	5,420 ft
KUAO Aurora State Airport	23 nm NE	5,003 ft
KCVO Corvallis Municipal Airport	28 nm SW	5,900 ft
KHIO Portland Hillsboro Airport	38 nm N	6,600 ft
KPDX Portland International Airport	44 nm NE	11,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSLE

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KSLE, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KSLE or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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