# Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO / KSLO)

**Salem–Leckrone Airport** (IATA: SLO, ICAO: KSLO) is a small airport in Salem, Illinois, United States. It opened in Dec 1941. It has one runway, 4,098 ft (1,249 m) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SLO / KSLO
- FAA: SLO
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Salem, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Dec 1941
- Elevation: 573 ft / 175 m
- Coordinates: 38.6429, -88.9642
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,098 ft / 1,249 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.salem-leckronefield.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem%E2%80%93Leckrone_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14688070
- Weather station: KSLO · WMO 72433
- Ident: KSLO

## Timeline

- Dec 1941: Salem–Leckrone Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 4,098 ft / 1,249 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,098 ft / 1,249 m | =9,356 of 29,858 | =3,626 in North America | =3,025 in US |
| Elevation | 573 ft / 175 m | =25,901 of 43,403 | =12,440 in North America | =10,376 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 118.525 |
| CNTR | KANSAS CITY CNTR | 127.700 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [ENL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kenl.md) Centralia Municipal Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [0IL2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0il2.md) Griffin Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [83IS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/83is.md) Prairie Airport · 17 mi / 28 km
- [US-5537](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-5537.md) Twenhafel Field · 21 mi / 34 km
- [MVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmvn.md) Mount Vernon Outland Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [GRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgre.md) Greenville Airport · 26 mi / 42 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/kslo/data