Airports / Illinois / SLO
Salem–Leckrone Airport
KSLO / SLOSalem, IllinoisELEV 573 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
41 nm
To the nearest alternate
Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV).
Overview
Salem–Leckrone Airport (KSLO / SLO) sits in Salem, Illinois, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 573 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
SLO has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV, 41 nm), St Louis Regional Airport (ALN, 53 nm), and Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (MWA, 54 nm).
Quotes for flights out of SLO vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from SLO, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KSLO
IATA
SLO
FAA / Local
SLO
Elevation
573 ft
Coordinates
38.6429° N · 88.9642° 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 IL fields
state range 321–871 ft
At 573 ft, SLO sits lower than 62% of the 42 Illinois fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 41nmBLVScott AFB/Midamerica AirportBelleville
- 53nmALNSt Louis Regional AirportAlton/St Louis
- 54nmMWAVeterans Airport of Southern IllinoisMarion
- 54nmMDHSouthern Illinois AirportMurphysboro
- 66nmSTLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportSt Louis
- 72nmDECDecatur AirportDecatur
Location
Open the full mapKSLO · Salem–Leckrone Airport · Salem, IL