Airports / Colorado / SLT
Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field
KANK / SLTSalida, ColoradoELEV 7,523 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#2 / 35
Colorado airports by Google rating
4.9★ across 19 Google ratings — ranked against 35 rated CO fields.
42 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC).
Overview
Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field (KANK / SLT) sits in Salida, Colorado, where it functions as a general aviation field. The airport sits 7,523 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SLT for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC, 42 nm), Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE, 56 nm), and Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field (FCS, 61 nm).
Charter pricing from SLT depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Salida.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“This is a great FBO.”
Jason Edmonds5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“Professional, courteous and fun!”
Jason Edmonds5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KANK
IATA
SLT
FAA / Local
ANK
Elevation
7,523 ft
Coordinates
38.5383° N · 106.0490° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CO fields
state range 3,706–9,927 ft
At 7,523 ft, SLT sits higher than 79% of the 39 Colorado fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 42nmGUCGunnison Crested Butte Regional AirportGunnison
- 56nmASEAspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field)Aspen
- 61nmFCSButts AAF (Fort Carson) Air FieldFort Carson
- 65nmCOSCity of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportColorado Springs
- 67nmALSSan Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman FieldAlamosa
- 75nmPUBPueblo Memorial AirportPueblo
Location
Open the full mapKANK · Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field · Salida, CO
From the ramp
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