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Salamanca Airport
LESA / SLMSalamanca, SpainELEV 2,595 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
54 nm
To the nearest alternate
Valladolid Airport (VLL).
Overview
Salamanca Airport (LESA / SLM) sits in Salamanca, Spain, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 2,595 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 SLM for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Valladolid Airport (VLL, 54 nm), Bragança Airport (BGC, 77 nm), and Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport (LECU, 86 nm).
Charter pricing from SLM depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Salamanca.
Field capability
ICAO
LESA
IATA
SLM
FAA / Local
LESA
Elevation
2,595 ft
Coordinates
40.9521° N · 5.5020° 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 Spain fields
state range 11–3,380 ft
At 2,595 ft, SLM sits higher than 89% of the 55 Spain fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 54nmVLLValladolid AirportValladolid
- 77nmBGCBragança AirportBragança
- 86nmLECUMadrid-Cuatro Vientos AirportMadrid
- 90nmLEGTGetafe Air BaseGetafe
- 92nmMADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportMadrid
- 97nmTOJMadrid–Torrejón Airport / Torrejón Air BaseMadrid
Location
Open the full mapLESA · Salamanca Airport · Salamanca, Spain