KSLN · Salina Municipal Airport

SALINA, KANSAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,288

Elevation ft

Runways

12,301

Longest ft · 17/35

38.79N

97.65W

Salina Municipal Airport serves Salina, Kansas at 1,288 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 12,301 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
17/35	12,301 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
12/30	6,510 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
18/36	4,301 × 75 ft	asphalt	unlit
04/22	3,648 × 75 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,288 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,288 ft	2,689 ft	2,246 ft	3,369 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,488 ft	2,923 ft	2,372 ft	3,559 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,688 ft	3,157 ft	2,499 ft	3,749 ft
35°C afternoon	3,997 ft	3,218 ft	2,532 ft	3,798 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 12,301 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,798 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 KSLN is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMPR Mc Pherson Airport	26 nm S	5,503 ft
KHUT Hutchinson Municipal Airport	45 nm S	7,003 ft
KEWK Newton City-County Airport	47 nm S	7,003 ft
KMHK Manhattan Regional Airport	50 nm NE	7,400 ft
KRSL Russell Municipal Airport	54 nm W	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSLN

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KSLN, 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 KSLN or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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