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Salina Municipal Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Salina Municipal Airport (SLN · KSLN) is 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and every runway end is standard left traffic.

All of Salina Municipal Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weather

Pattern diagram

Drawn to scale from the FAA NASR runway alignments and the per end right traffic flags — pick a runway to see its pattern. Live wind picks the favored runway when KSLN reports it.

5,000 ftNMNxw 036°downwind 306°base 216°final 126°45° entry1217182230353604

RWY 12LEFT traffic

Heading
126° mag · 133° true
Dimensions
6,510 × 100 ft
TPA
2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
Asphalt
Lights
4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
CTAF
119.3
More details — RWY 12
Threshold elev
1,258 ft
Markings
nonprecision
Threshold crossing height
45 ft
TDZ elevation
1,268 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA
6,510 / 6,510 / 6,510 / 6,510 ft

Condition: Excellent. Edge lights: Med. Weight bearing: Single wheel 55k, Double wheel 68k, Dual tandem 125k.

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates

Pattern direction by runway

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
04 Left traffic 042° mag 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
22 Left traffic 222° mag 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
12 Left traffic 125° mag 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
30 Left traffic 305° mag 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
17 Left traffic 173° mag 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
35 Left traffic 353° mag 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
18 Left traffic 173° mag 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
36 Left traffic 353° mag 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KSLN; the figure above is the AC 90-66B 1,000 ft AGL convention for propeller aircraft, rounded to the field. Turbine aircraft normally fly 1,500 ft AGL. Headings are the runway alignment; downwind is the reciprocal.

Flying the pattern at KSLN

Salina Municipal Airport is towered, working 119.3. Contact the tower before entering the surface area and fly the pattern you are assigned — the directions below are the charted default when no instruction is given.

All ends are left traffic, which is the FAR 91.126 default — turns to the left unless the field charts otherwise. The full entry procedure is here →

Frequently asked

What is the traffic pattern altitude at KSLN?

Salina Municipal Airport has no traffic pattern altitude published in the FAA NASR data. The AC 90-66B convention for propeller aircraft is 1,000 ft AGL, which works out to roughly 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) here — but confirm it against the Chart Supplement before you fly, since a field can have a non standard pattern altitude that NASR does not carry.

Does KSLN have right traffic?

No. All 8 runway ends at Salina Municipal Airport use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KSLN?

Salina Municipal Airport is towered (119.3), so the pattern shown here is the charted default — but the controller's instruction overrides it. Expect straight in approaches, base entries and midfield crossings as traffic dictates.

More about KSLN

Pattern direction and alignment are drawn from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle); the diagram is generated, not an FAA chart. Pattern altitude is shown as published where NASR carries one, otherwise as the AC 90-66B 1,000 ft AGL convention. For planning and education only; always verify against the Chart Supplement.