Salem-Leckrone Airport (KSLO), Illinois
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Salem-Leckrone (KSLO) is a single-runway public airport in Salem, Illinois, serving low volumes of business aviation traffic. There is no control tower and no on-field customs service; the nearest customs point is KBLV, roughly 41 nm away.
Runways
Salem-Leckrone Airport has one paved runway, 18/36, 4,098 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Salem-Leckrone Airport has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available 24 hours a day, every day, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Salem-Leckrone Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Scott AFB / Midamerica Saint Louis (KBLV), 41 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Salem-Leckrone Airport recorded 38 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at KSLO is concentrated in the summer months, with August recording the highest count of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 12 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Salem-Leckrone Airport averages 11.3 days above 90°F in July, 25.6 freeze days in January and 1.4 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 87.8°F, and January the coldest, at 38.4°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Salem-Leckrone Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Runway 18/36 medium intensity runway lights are preset to low intensity. To increase intensity and activate the PAPI and REIL for runway 18/36, use CTAF.
The PAPI on runway 36 is unusable beyond 8 degrees left and right of the runway centerline.
For clearance delivery, contact Kansas City ARTCC.
100LL fuel is self-serve, payable by credit card.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Salem-Leckrone Airport has five airfields within 24 NM. The closest is Centralia Municipal (KENL), 9.71 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KSLO
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The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KSLO.
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What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
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The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
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Frequently asked questions
What fuel is available at KSLO?
Salem-Leckrone Airport (KSLO) offers 100LL only; no Jet A is available on the field. Fuel is self-serve and dispensed by credit card, with no attendant service noted.
Is there customs service at Salem-Leckrone Airport?
KSLO has no on-site customs facility. The nearest customs airport of entry is KBLV, located approximately 41 nautical miles away, so operators requiring customs clearance must route through that field.
What is the runway configuration at KSLO?
Salem-Leckrone Airport has a single paved runway, 18/36, measuring 4,098 by 75 feet with an asphalt surface. The airport is non-towered, and lighting intensity for runway 18/36 is pilot-controlled via CTAF.