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Salinas Municipal Airport

Salinas, United States

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85 ft

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Location

Salinas · CA · United States

Position

36.663°, -121.606° · 85 ft elev.

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Central California's general aviation hub serving the Salinas Valley.

Location

Salinas, United States

Salinas Municipal Airport (SNS/KSNS) is a public-use airport located in Salinas, California, in Monterey County. It primarily serves general aviation traffic and is an important facility for the agricultural Salinas Valley region, offering instrument approaches and services for private and charter flights. The airport sits at an elevation of approximately 85 feet above mean sea level and features two runways. It has historically provided limited commercial service, though scheduled airline operations have been intermittent over the years. Salinas Municipal is operated by the City of Salinas and serves as a reliever airport for the nearby Monterey Regional Airport, handling corporate, cargo, and training flights in addition to recreational aviation.

Terminals

The airport has a modest general aviation terminal with limited passenger facilities, reflecting its primary role as a general aviation airport.

Getting to & from

Ground access to the airport is primarily by private vehicle or taxi, with the facility located near US Highway 101 on the outskirts of Salinas.

Airlines here

No major scheduled commercial airlines currently operate regular service at Salinas Municipal Airport.

Notable facts

›Located in Monterey County in the heart of California's Salinas Valley agricultural region.
›Serves as a reliever airport for Monterey Regional Airport (MRY).
›Features two runways supporting a variety of general aviation operations.
›Elevation is approximately 85 feet above mean sea level.
›The airport hosts flight training, corporate aviation, and agricultural aviation operations.

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Salinas Municipal Airport, commonly referred to as Salinas Airport, is an airport in Monterey County, California, United States, three miles (4.8 km) southeast of Downtown Salinas. It is included in the 2017–21 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems as a regional general aviation airport. It had 1,800 enplanements in 2014.

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