# Salem Airport (7M9)

**Salem Airport** (FAA: 7M9) is a small airport in Salem, Arkansas, United States. It opened in Nov 1969. It has one runway, 3,489 ft (1,063 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k7m9

## At a glance

- FAA: 7M9
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Salem, Arkansas, United States
- Opened: Nov 1969
- Elevation: 787 ft / 240 m
- Coordinates: 36.3569, -91.8304
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,489 ft / 1,063 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://fly.arkansas.gov/salem.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_Airport_(Arkansas) (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14681393
- Weather station: K42A
- Ident: K7M9

## Timeline

- Nov 1969: Salem Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,489 ft / 1,063 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt | 023° / 203° | yes |

- 02/20 slopes 2.4%: threshold 20 at 704 ft / 215 m, threshold 02 at 787 ft / 240 m.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,489 ft / 1,063 m | =12,805 of 29,858 | =5,208 in North America | =4,345 in US |
| Elevation | 787 ft / 240 m | =21,719 of 43,403 | =10,213 in North America | =8,407 in US |
| Age | Opened 1969 | =6,015 of 15,079 | =4,280 in North America | =4,191 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [6M2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k6m2.md) Horseshoe Bend Airport · 10 mi / 17 km
- [60AR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/60ar.md) Southern View Aviation Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [CKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvk.md) Sharp County Regional Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [42M](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k42m.md) Thayer Memorial Airport · 18 mi / 30 km
- [42A](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k42a.md) Melbourne Municipal John E Miller Field · 20 mi / 32 km
- [75AR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/75ar.md) The Bluffs Airport · 22 mi / 35 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k7m9/data