Airports / New York / SLK
Adirondack Regional Airport
KSLK / SLKSaranac Lake, New YorkELEV 1,663 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#8 / 48
New York airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 52 Google ratings — ranked against 48 rated NY fields.
35 nm
To the nearest alternate
Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Adirondack Regional Airport (KSLK / SLK) sits in Saranac Lake, New York, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,663 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SLK for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG, 35 nm), Massena International Airport Richards Field (MSS, 43 nm), and Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV, 45 nm).
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What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
3/5 reviews“The approach was beautiful from the sky!”
Yvonne Perry5★ on Google
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“Others I was on a flight with hadn’t done this and were asking staff at the airport how to get to Lake Placid.”
F'burg Foodie5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Adirondack Regional Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KSLK
IATA
SLK
FAA / Local
SLK
Elevation
1,663 ft
Coordinates
44.3869° N · 74.2046° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs NY fields
state range 6–2,135 ft
At 1,663 ft, SLK sits higher than 88% of the 50 New York fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 35nmPBGPlattsburgh International AirportPlattsburgh
- 43nmMSSMassena International Airport Richards FieldMassena
- 45nmBTVPatrick Leahy Burlington International AirportBurlington
- 57nmOGSOgdensburg International AirportOgdensburg
- 68nmGFLFloyd Bennett Memorial AirportGlens Falls
- 68nmKGTBWheeler Sack Army Air FieldFort Drum
Destinations served
Location
Open the full mapKSLK · Adirondack Regional Airport · Saranac Lake, NY
From the ramp
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