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'''Salina Regional Airport''' {{airport codes|SLN|KSLN|SLN}}, formerly '''Salina Municipal Airport''', is three miles southwest of [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]], in [[Saline County, Kansas]]. The airport is owned by the Salina Airport Authority.<ref name="FAA" /> It is used for [[general aviation]], with service by one passenger airline, [[SkyWest Airlines]] (operating as [[United Express]]), subsidized by the [[Essential Air Service]] program.
'''Salina Regional Airport''' {{airport codes|SLN|KSLN|SLN}}, formerly '''Salina Municipal Airport''', is located in [[Salina, Kansas]], United States. The airport is owned by the Salina Airport Authority.<ref name="FAA" /> It is used for [[general aviation]], and has service by one passenger airline, [[SkyWest Airlines]] (operating as [[United Express]]), which is subsidized by the [[Essential Air Service]] program.


Salina Regional Airport is the home of the [[Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus]] Aviation Program with degrees available in Airport Management, Aviation Certificates, Aviation Electronics, Aviation Maintenance Management, Aviation Safety, Professional Pilot, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Design and Integration, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight and Operations.
Salina Regional Airport is the home of [[Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus|K-State Salina]] and its Department of Aviation, which offers Professional Pilot degrees along with several other degrees in the field of aviation.

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The airport is on the site of the former Schilling Air Force Base (previously Smoky Hill Air Force Base and Smoky Hill Army Airfield).


==History==
==History==
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The airport is on the site of [[Schilling Air Force Base]] (previously Smoky Hill Army Air Field and Smoky Hill Air Force Base).


The construction of military airfields after the [[Pearl Harbor Attack]] that caused the entry of the United States into World War II resulted in the construction of the '''Smoky Hill Army Air Field (AAF)''' on {{convert|2600|acre|ha|0}}, southwest of [[Salina, Kansas]]. The first unit associated with the airfield was the 376th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, whose engineers first laid out the base in April 1942. Construction began in May 1942 with the aid of nearly 7,000 workers. The airfield was activated on 1 September 1942 and was assigned to the [[II Bomber Command]], [[Second Air Force]].<ref name="KHS">[https://archive.org/stream/kansashistorical25kansrich/kansashistorical25kansrich_djvu.txt KANSAS HISTORICAL QUARTERLY, Summer 1959 issue]</ref><ref name="AFHRA">[http://airforcehistoryindex.org/search.php?q=Smoky+Hill&c=u&h=100&F=1%2F1%2F1930&L= AFHRA Smoky Hill Army Air Field]</ref>
The construction of military airfields after the [[Pearl Harbor Attack]] that caused the entry of the United States into World War II resulted in the construction of the '''Smoky Hill Army Airfield''' ('''AAF''') on {{convert|2600|acre|ha|0}}, southwest of [[Salina, Kansas]]. The first unit associated with the airfield was the 376th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, whose engineers first laid out the base in April 1942. Construction began in May 1942 with the aid of nearly 7,000 workers. The airfield was activated on September 1, 1942, and was assigned to the [[II Bomber Command]], [[Second Air Force]].<ref name="KHS">[https://archive.org/stream/kansashistorical25kansrich/kansashistorical25kansrich_djvu.txt KANSAS HISTORICAL QUARTERLY, Summer 1959 issue]</ref><ref name="AFHRA">[http://airforcehistoryindex.org/search.php?q=Smoky+Hill&c=u&h=100&F=1%2F1%2F1930&L= AFHRA Smoky Hill Army Air Field]</ref>


Enough construction was completed that the 376th moved into facilities on 10 September. The first aircraft to arrive, [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]]es, arrived later that month and were assigned to the [[346th Bombardment Group]]. The mission of Smoky Hill AAF was that of a Second Phase Heavy Bomber Operational Training Unit (OTU). Combat groups formed in First Phase training were reassigned to the airfield, training focused to teamwork of the combat crew was stressed: bombing, gunnery, and instrument flight missions were performed by full crews. Upon completion, the groups moved on to third phase the final level of training before overseas deployment to the combat theaters.<ref name="KHS"/><ref name="Maurer 1983">Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}.</ref>
Enough construction was completed that the 376th moved into facilities on September 10. The first aircraft to arrive, [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]]es, arrived later that month and were assigned to the [[346th Bombardment Group]]. The mission of Smoky Hill AAF was that of a Second Phase Heavy Bomber Operational Training Unit (OTU). In the second phase of training, combat groups formed in the first phase focused on the teamwork of the full combat crew, such as bombing, gunnery, and instrument flight missions. Upon completion, the groups moved on to the third phase, the final level of training before overseas deployment to the combat theaters.<ref name="KHS"/><ref name="Maurer 1983">Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}.</ref>


The 366th was joined by the [[400th Bombardment Group]] in the training mission at Smoky Hill AAF on 31 July 1943. The 366th concentrated on B-17 Flying Fortress training; the 400th on [[B-24 Liberator]] training.<ref name="Maurer 1983"/>
In April 1943, the [[49th Aviation Squadron]] arrived at Smoky Hill; the all-African American unit included mechanics, electricians, and aircraft handlers but no pilots. The 366th was joined by the [[400th Bombardment Group]] in the training mission at Smoky Hill AAF on July 31, 1943. The 366th concentrated on B-17 Flying Fortress training; the 400th on [[B-24 Liberator]] training.<ref name="Maurer 1983"/>


On March 21, 1946, as the USAAF underwent significant restructuring, the airfield was transferred to the [[Fifteenth Air Force]], then part of the [[Strategic Air Command]]. Then in January 1948, following the formation of the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]], the airfield was renamed Smoky Hill Air Force Base.
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The airport was the takeoff and landing point for the [[Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer]], flown by [[Steve Fossett]] in the first nonstop, non-refueled solo circumnavigation of the earth from February 28 to March 3, 2005. Fossett's later nonstop non-refueled solo circumnavigation in the GlobalFlyer was also Salina to Salina, from March 14 to March 17, 2006, setting a new record for greatest distance traveled on a closed course.

As postwar budgets declined, the base was eventually closed and turned over to the [[Air Materiel Command]] late in 1949.

As the Air Force's needs grew during the [[Korean War]], the base was reactivated on August 1, 1951. The base hosted the [[310th Air Division|310th]] and [[40th Air Division|40th]] Bombardment Wings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Schilling Air Force Base {{!}} KDHE, KS |url=https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/918/Schilling-Air-Force-Base#:~:text=The%20base%20was%20originally%20built,17%20and%20B-29%20aircraft. |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=www.kdhe.ks.gov}}</ref>

On March 16, 1957, the base was renamed Schilling Air Force Base, in honor of Colonel [[David C. Schilling]].

Throughout 1964, rumors circulated that the base was being considered for a shutdown. In November, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara announced that Schilling AFB, along with 94 other military installations, would be closing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Journal |first=Gordon D. Fiedler Jr Salina |title=The closing of Schilling Air Force Base |url=https://www.salina.com/story/news/local/2014/11/16/the-closing-schilling-air-force/21131554007/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Salina Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> The shutdown began in 1965 and was completed in 1967.<ref name=":0" />

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The airport was the takeoff and landing point for the [[Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer]], flown by [[Steve Fossett]] in the ''first nonstop, non-refueled solo circumnavigation of the earth'' from February 28 to March 3, 2005. In 2006, Fossett embarked on another such flight in the GlobalFlyer, again departing and arriving Salina, from March 14 to 17, 2006. This time he broke the world record for ''distance over a closed circuit without landing'', which he had set a month prior''.''


Salina Regional Airport has memorialized the records set by Steve Fossett with Fossett Plaza. The plaza has a memorial, seating area, plaques with the story of the Global Flyer and Steve Fossett, and a viewing area to observe operations.
Salina Regional Airport has memorialized the records set by Steve Fossett with Fossett Plaza. The plaza has a memorial, seating area, plaques with the story of the Global Flyer and Steve Fossett, and a viewing area to observe operations.


===Historical Airline Service===
===Historical airline service===


Salina received its first scheduled airline service in the early 1930's by United States Airways which flew a [[Metal Aircraft Flamingo]] on an airmail route between Denver and Kansas City, stopping at Goodland, Salina, and Topeka, Kansas. This route was discontinued about 1933 and airline service didn't return to Salina until 1949.
Salina received its first scheduled airline service in the early 1930s by United States Airways, which flew a [[Metal Aircraft Flamingo]] on an airmail route between Denver and Kansas City, stopping at Goodland, Salina, and Topeka, Kansas. This route was discontinued about 1933 and airline service did not return to Salina until 1949.


[[Continental Airlines]] then began stopping at Salina with [[Douglas DC-3]]s in 1949, also on a route between Denver and Kansas City making other stops as well. Continental's service continued until 1961.
[[Continental Airlines]] then began stopping at Salina with [[Douglas DC-3]]s in 1949, also on a route between Denver and Kansas City, making as many as ten stops at smaller cities throughout Colorado and Kansas. Continental's service continued until 1961.


[[Central Airlines]] replaced Continental in 1961 also using DC-3's but later upgrading with [[Convair 240]] and [[Convair 600]] aircraft. In 1967 Central merged into [[Frontier Airlines (1950-1986)|Frontier Airlines]] which used [[Convair 580]]'s and in early 1978 introduced [[Boeing 737]] jets to Salina on flights to Denver and Chicago, the latter making three stops enroute. The Chicago flights were later replaced with service to Kansas City and Frontier was soon flying all 737 jets through Salina up to three times per day. All Frontier service ended on January 6, 1983.
[[Central Airlines]] replaced Continental in 1961, also using DC-3s, but later upgrading with [[Convair 240]] and [[Convair 600]] aircraft. In 1967 Central merged into [[Frontier Airlines (1950-1986)|Frontier Airlines]] which used [[Convair 580]]s, and in early 1978 introduced [[Boeing 737]] jets to Salina on flights to Denver and Chicago, the latter making three stops en route. The Chicago flights were later replaced with service to Kansas City, and Frontier was soon flying all 737 jets through Salina up to four times per day. All Frontier service ended on January 6, 1983.


[[Air Midwest]] first began service to Salina as an air taxi in the late 1960's with flights to Wichita using [[Cessna 402]]'s. The carrier suspended service for a few years then returned from 1972 through 1976 with flights to both Kansas City and Wichita using [[Beechcraft 99]]'s. Air Midwest returned again in 1983 to replace Frontier's service with flights to Denver, Kansas City, and Wichita using [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner]]'s however the Denver flights were soon discontinued. In 1986 Air Midwest began a series of code share relationships with major carriers operating feeder flights on behalf of a major carrier:
[[Air Midwest]] first began service to Salina as an air taxi in the late 1960s, with flights to Wichita using [[Cessna 402]]s. The carrier suspended service for a few years, then returned from 1972 through 1976 with flights to both Kansas City and Wichita using [[Beechcraft 99]]s. Air Midwest returned again in 1983 to replace Frontier's service with flights to Denver, Kansas City, and Wichita, using [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner]]s; however, the Denver flights were soon discontinued. In 1986 Air Midwest began a series of code share relationships with major carriers operating feeder flights on behalf of a major carrier:


1986-1988 as [[Eastern Express]] to Kansas City using the Metroliners as well as [[Saab 340]] aircraft.
1986-1988 as Eastern Express to Kansas City using the Metroliners as well as [[Saab 340]] aircraft.


1988-1989 as '''Braniff Express''' to Kansas City using Metroliners.
1988-1989 as '''Braniff Express''' to Kansas City using Metroliners.


1990-1991 as [[Trans World Express]] (on behalf of [[TWA]]) to St. Louis with a stop in Manhattan, KS using [[Embraer 120 Brasilia]]'s.
1990-1991 as [[Trans World Express]] (on behalf of [[TWA]]) to St. Louis with a stop in [[Manhattan, Kansas]], using [[Embraer 120 Brasilia]]'s.


1991-2008 as [[USAir Express]] to Kansas City using [[Beechcraft 1900]] aircraft. All Air Midwest service ended in mid-2008.
1991-2008 as [[USAir Express]] to Kansas City using [[Beechcraft 1900]] aircraft. All Air Midwest service ended in mid-2008.


'''Capitol Air Service''' provided a single daily flight to Kansas City with stops in Manhattan and Topeka, Kansas from 1982 through 1988. The carrier used a [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] and operated as '''Braniff Express''' during its final two years.
'''Capitol Air Service''' provided a single daily flight to Kansas City with stops in Manhattan and Topeka, Kansas from 1982 through 1988. The carrier used a [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] and operated as '''Braniff Express''' during its final two years.


[[Great Lakes Airlines]] first served Salina briefly in 2000-2001 operating as [[United Express]] with flights to Hays and Denver using [[Beechcraft 1900D]]'s. The carrier returned in 2008, replacing Air Midwest's service to Kansas City until 2010.
[[Great Lakes Airlines]] first served Salina briefly in 2000-2001, operating as [[United Express]] with flights to Hays and Denver, using [[Beechcraft 1900D]]s. The carrier returned in 2008, replacing Air Midwest's service to Kansas City until 2010.


[[SeaPort Airlines]] came to Salina in 2010, replacing Great Lakes with flights to Kansas City. SeaPort first flew [[Pilatus PC-12]] aircraft then later flew [[Cessna 208 Caravan]]'s. Service ended in 2016.
[[SeaPort Airlines]] came to Salina in 2010, replacing Great Lakes with flights to Kansas City. SeaPort first flew [[Pilatus PC-12]] aircraft then later flew [[Cessna 208 Caravan]]s. Service ended in 2016.


Great Lakes returned once again in 2016, replacing SeaPort, but operating flights to Denver using [[Embraer 120 Brasilia]]'s. Great Lakes then went out of business in 2018.
Great Lakes returned once again in 2016, replacing SeaPort, but operating flights to Denver using Embraer 120 Brasilias. Great Lakes went out of business in 2018.


[[SkyWest Airlines]], the current provider operating as [[United Express]], began service in 2018 using [[Bombardier CRJ100/200]] regional jets. Initially one daily nonstop to Chicago and two daily flights to Denver with a stop in Hays, KS were provided however service was trimmed back in 2020 to one daily nonstop to each city.<ref>Official Airline Guide, timetableimages.com, individual airline websites</ref>
[[SkyWest Airlines]], the current provider operating as United Express, began service in 2018 using [[Bombardier CRJ100/200]] regional jets. Initially, one daily nonstop to Chicago and two daily flights to Denver with a stop in Hays, KS were provided; however, service was trimmed back in 2020 to one daily nonstop to each city.<ref>Official Airline Guide, timetableimages.com, individual airline websites</ref>


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The airport is served under the [[Essential Air Service]] program where an individual carrier is selected and receives government funding to provide service to smaller communities.<ref name="FAA" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Great Lakes Airlines Selected for Salina, KS Flights|url=http://www.salinaairport.com/media/31789/great_lakes_airlines_selected_for_salina__ks_flights.html|date=February 11, 2016|author=Timothy Rogers|publisher=Salina Airport Authority|access-date=January 30, 2017}}</ref>

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The airport is served under the [[Essential Air Service]] program where an individual carrier is selected and receives government funding to provide service to smaller communities.<ref name="FAA" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Great Lakes Airlines Selected for Salina, KS Flights|url=http://www.salinaairport.com/media/31789/great_lakes_airlines_selected_for_salina__ks_flights.html|date=2016-02-11|author=Timothy Rogers|publisher=Salina Airport Authority|accessdate=2017-01-30}}</ref>


== Facilities==
== Facilities==
The airport covers 2,862 [[acre]]s (1,158 [[hectare|ha]]) at an elevation of 1,288 feet (393 m). It has four [[asphalt]] runways: 17/35 is 12,300 by 150 feet (3,749 x 46 m); 12/30 is 6,510 by 100 feet (1,984 x 30 m); 18/36 is 4,301 by 75 feet (1,311 x 23 m); 4/22 is 3,648 by 75 feet (1,112 x 23 m).<ref name="FAA" />
The airport covers 2,862 [[acre]]s (1,158 [[hectare|ha]]) at an elevation of 1,288 feet (393 m). It has four [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] runways: 17/35 is 12,301 by 150 feet (3,749 x 46 m); 12/30 is 6,510 by 100 feet (1,984 x 30 m); 18/36 is 4,301 by 75 feet (1,311 x 23 m); 4/22 is 3,648 by 75 feet (1,112 x 23 m).<ref name="FAA" />


In the year ending January 30, 2014 the airport had 91,101 aircraft operations.
In the year ending March 31, 2023, the airport had 70,884 aircraft operations, average 194 per day.


Having a long runway and being 85 miles southeast from the continental center of the United States, the airport sees many corporate and private jets that stop to refuel and allow passengers to have a break, earning Salina the moniker "America's Fuel Stop." Avflight Salina is responsible for all fueling and ground handling of transient and military aircraft.
Having a long runway and being 85 miles southeast from the continental center of the United States, the airport sees many corporate and private jets that stop to refuel and allow passengers to have a break, earning Salina the moniker "America's Fuel Stop." Avflight Salina is responsible for all fueling and ground handling of transient and military aircraft.
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==Airline and destinations==
==Airline and destinations==
===Passenger===
===Passenger===
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{{Airport destination list
{{Airport destination list
| [[United Express]] | [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]]
| [[United Express]] | [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Hays Regional Airport|Hays]]
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==Environmental contamination==
==Environmental contamination==
A report from the 40th Bombardment Wing in 1953 described the problem. "One of the foremost and the first problems encountered was an excessive amount of solvent being required to properly wash and clean aircraft," the report said. "Some method of reducing the amount of solvent used was needed. This problem was met by installing a system of settling tanks ... Approximately 12,000 to 14,000 gallons of solvent are used per month."<ref name=sj9-2005>{{cite news|author1=Duane Schrag|title=Contamination conundrum|url=http://www.salina.com/www/tce/conundrum.html|accessdate=27 August 2014|work=Salina Journal|date=18 September 2005}}</ref>
A report from the 40th Bombardment Wing in 1953 described the problem. "One of the foremost and the first problems encountered was an excessive amount of solvent being required to properly wash and clean aircraft," the report said. "Some method of reducing the amount of solvent used was needed. This problem was met by installing a system of settling tanks ... Approximately 12,000 to 14,000 gallons of solvent are used per month."<ref name=sj9-2005>{{cite news|author1=Duane Schrag|title=Contamination conundrum|url=http://www.salina.com/www/tce/conundrum.html|access-date=August 27, 2014|work=Salina Journal|date=September 18, 2005}}</ref>


In 1989 the Salina School District unearthed three of 107 underground fuel storage tanks on its vo-tech property.<ref name=sj9-2005/> It first became known that [[Trichlorethylene]] (TCE), a degreaser used to clean aircraft and a carcinogen, as well as other compounds disposed of on the former base, have migrated into the soil and groundwater, forming a toxic plume. In 1999, the [[US Army Corps of Engineers]] published its first remedial investigation.
In 1989 the Salina School District unearthed three of 107 underground fuel storage tanks on its vo-tech property.<ref name=sj9-2005/> It first became known that [[Trichlorethylene]] (TCE), a degreaser used to clean aircraft and a carcinogen, as well as other compounds disposed of on the former base, have migrated into the soil and groundwater, forming a toxic plume. In 1999, the [[US Army Corps of Engineers]] published its first remedial investigation.
In 2005 the Corps shared the draft of a second remedial investigation of the contamination in the Salina Airport Industrial Area. Residents in the area of the plume were advised not to drink the water, per the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.<ref name=sj2005>{{cite news|url=http://www.salina.com/www/tce/howsafe.html|date=July 1, 2005|title=SALINA AIRPORT AUTHORITY:How safe is our water? Local officials want feds to deal with contaminants|author=Tim Unruh|newspaper= Salina Journal}}</ref> Soilwater intrusion assays in 1999 by EPA and again in 2005 showed vapor levels inside Kansas State University's Tullis building did not exceed state standards for air quality, but they may exceed federal EPA guidelines.<ref name=sj2005_taintedair>{{cite news|url=http://www.salina.com/www/tce/taintedair.html|date=28 August 2005|title=Tainted air|author=Duane Schrag|newspaper= Salina Journal}}</ref> As of 2005, the federal government had spent more than $17 million studying the problem in its jurisdiction. In December 2007 the Corps groundwater contamination cleanup was put on hold.<ref name=sj2007>{{cite news|url=http://www.salina.com/news/story/120707_rab_meets_no_more|date=7 December 2007|title=Corps groundwater contamination cleanup on hold.|author=Michael Strand|newspaper= Salina Journal}}</ref> In August 2008, the city of Salina offered to clean-up former Schilling AFB, as suggested by the Corps.<ref name=sj2008>{{cite news|url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/aug/16/salina_offers_clean_former_air_force_base/|date=August 15, 2008|title=Corps groundwater contamination cleanup on hold.|newspaper= Salina Journal}}</ref>
In 2005 the Corps shared the draft of a second remedial investigation of the contamination in the Salina Airport Industrial Area. Residents in the area of the plume were advised not to drink the water, per the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.<ref name=sj2005>{{cite news|url=http://www.salina.com/www/tce/howsafe.html|date=July 1, 2005|title=SALINA AIRPORT AUTHORITY:How safe is our water? Local officials want feds to deal with contaminants|author=Tim Unruh|newspaper= Salina Journal}}</ref> Soilwater intrusion assays in 1999 by EPA and again in 2005 showed vapor levels inside Kansas State University's Tullis building did not exceed state standards for air quality, but they may exceed federal EPA guidelines.<ref name=sj2005_taintedair>{{cite news|url=http://www.salina.com/www/tce/taintedair.html|date=August 28, 2005|title=Tainted air|author=Duane Schrag|newspaper= Salina Journal}}</ref> As of 2005, the federal government had spent more than $17 million studying the problem in its jurisdiction. In December 2007 the Corps groundwater contamination cleanup was put on hold.<ref name=sj2007>{{cite news|url=http://www.salina.com/news/story/120707_rab_meets_no_more|date=December 7, 2007|title=Corps groundwater contamination cleanup on hold.|author=Michael Strand|newspaper= Salina Journal}}</ref> In August 2008, the city of Salina offered to clean-up former Schilling AFB, as suggested by the Corps.<ref name=sj2008>{{cite news|url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/aug/16/salina_offers_clean_former_air_force_base/|date=August 15, 2008|title=Corps groundwater contamination cleanup on hold.|newspaper= Salina Journal}}</ref>
In 2010, after the plume had reached residential areas near the former base, Salina officials, the Salina Airport Authority, the Salina school district and Kansas State University – Salina (now [[Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus]]), who own 96% of the property filed a federal lawsuit in [[Kansas City, Kansas]], for the clean up costs.<ref name=airforce>{{cite news|author1=Maria Sudekum|title=Feds OK Schilling AFB cleanup settlement|url=http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130326/NEWS/303260020/Feds-OK-Schilling-AFB-cleanup-settlement|accessdate=27 August 2014|work=airforcetimes.com|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Gannett Media|date=26 March 2013}}</ref> In spring of 2013 the Department of Justice signed a settlement that the government would pay $8.4 million merely toward developing the plan to clean up the former base. A remedial investigation, feasibility study and cleanup remedy were estimated to cost about $9.3 million, of which the Salina public entities agreed to pay $936,300. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment oversees the cleanup process.<ref name=airforce/> As of September 2015 studies have continued to find groundwater contamination in soil and bedrock, and no concentrations of vapor requiring immediate action were found in an area around Salina Regional Airport.<ref>{{cite news|author1=TIM HORAN|title=Investigation of Schilling contamination continues|url=http://www.salina.com/news/investigation-of-schilling-contamination-continues/article_73f682f2-f530-511a-b31d-b18924d2e217.html|accessdate=29 September 2015|work=Salina Journal|date=26 September 2015}}</ref>
In 2010, after the plume had reached residential areas near the former base, Salina officials, the Salina Airport Authority, the Salina school district and Kansas State University – Salina (now [[Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus]]), who own 96% of the property filed a federal lawsuit in [[Kansas City, Kansas]], for the clean up costs.<ref name=airforce>{{cite news|author1=Maria Sudekum|title=Feds OK Schilling AFB cleanup settlement|url=http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130326/NEWS/303260020/Feds-OK-Schilling-AFB-cleanup-settlement|access-date=August 27, 2014|work=airforcetimes.com|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Gannett Media|date=March 26, 2013}}</ref> In spring of 2013 the Department of Justice signed a settlement that the government would pay $8.4 million merely toward developing the plan to clean up the former base. A remedial investigation, feasibility study and cleanup remedy were estimated to cost about $9.3 million, of which the Salina public entities agreed to pay $936,300. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment oversees the cleanup process.<ref name=airforce/> As of September 2015 studies have continued to find groundwater contamination in soil and bedrock, and no concentrations of vapor requiring immediate action were found in an area around Salina Regional Airport.<ref>{{cite news|author1=TIM HORAN|title=Investigation of Schilling contamination continues|url=http://www.salina.com/news/investigation-of-schilling-contamination-continues/article_73f682f2-f530-511a-b31d-b18924d2e217.html|access-date=September 29, 2015|work=Salina Journal|date=September 26, 2015}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of airports in Kansas]]


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==External links==
* [http://www.salinaairport.com/ Salina Airport Authority], official site
* {{Official website|salinaairport.com/}}
* [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=12&lat=38.7949&lon=-97.6522&w=1000&h=1300&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of August 1991] from [[USGS]] ''[[The National Map]]''
* [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=12&lat=38.7949&lon=-97.6522&w=1000&h=1300&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of August 1991] from [[USGS]] ''[[The National Map]]''
* {{FAA-diagram|00362}}
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* {{FAA-procedures|SLN}}
* {{FAA-procedures|SLN}}
* [https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/items/show/57908 Salvo : the voice of Salina Air Base] – [https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/ The Museum of Flight Digital Collections]
* [https://acukwik.com/Airport-Info/KSLN AC-U-KWIK information for KSLN]
* [https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/items/show/60360 Prop Wash (Salina, Kan.)] – [https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/ The Museum of Flight Digital Collections]{{US-airport|SLN}}
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"Salina Airport", "Schilling Air Force Base", "Smoky Hill Air Force Base", and "Smoky Hill Army Airfield" redirect here. For the airport in Utah, see Salina-Gunnison Airport.
Salina Regional Airport
USGS 1991 orthophoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerSalina Airport Authority
ServesSalina, Kansas
Elevation AMSL1,288 ft / 393 m
Coordinates38°47′26″N 097°39′08″W / 38.79056°N 97.65222°W / 38.79056; -97.65222
Websitesalinaairport.com
Map
SLN is located in Kansas
SLN
SLN
SLN is located in the United States
SLN
SLN
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 12,301 3,749 Asphalt
12/30 6,510 1,984 Asphalt
18/36 4,301 1,311 Asphalt
4/22 3,648 1,112 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations (year ending 3/31/2023)70,884
Based aircraft (2023)120

Salina Regional Airport (IATA: SLN, ICAO: KSLN, FAA LID: SLN), formerly Salina Municipal Airport, is located in Salina, Kansas, United States. The airport is owned by the Salina Airport Authority.[1] It is used for general aviation, and has service by one passenger airline, SkyWest Airlines (operating as United Express), which is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Salina Regional Airport is the home of K-State Salina and its Department of Aviation, which offers Professional Pilot degrees along with several other degrees in the field of aviation.

The airport is on the site of the former Schilling Air Force Base (previously Smoky Hill Air Force Base and Smoky Hill Army Airfield).

History

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The construction of military airfields after the Pearl Harbor Attack that caused the entry of the United States into World War II resulted in the construction of the Smoky Hill Army Airfield (AAF) on 2,600 acres (1,052 ha), southwest of Salina, Kansas. The first unit associated with the airfield was the 376th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, whose engineers first laid out the base in April 1942. Construction began in May 1942 with the aid of nearly 7,000 workers. The airfield was activated on September 1, 1942, and was assigned to the II Bomber Command, Second Air Force.[2][3]

Enough construction was completed that the 376th moved into facilities on September 10. The first aircraft to arrive, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses, arrived later that month and were assigned to the 346th Bombardment Group. The mission of Smoky Hill AAF was that of a Second Phase Heavy Bomber Operational Training Unit (OTU). In the second phase of training, combat groups formed in the first phase focused on the teamwork of the full combat crew, such as bombing, gunnery, and instrument flight missions. Upon completion, the groups moved on to the third phase, the final level of training before overseas deployment to the combat theaters.[2][4]

In April 1943, the 49th Aviation Squadron arrived at Smoky Hill; the all-African American unit included mechanics, electricians, and aircraft handlers but no pilots. The 366th was joined by the 400th Bombardment Group in the training mission at Smoky Hill AAF on July 31, 1943. The 366th concentrated on B-17 Flying Fortress training; the 400th on B-24 Liberator training.[4]

On March 21, 1946, as the USAAF underwent significant restructuring, the airfield was transferred to the Fifteenth Air Force, then part of the Strategic Air Command. Then in January 1948, following the formation of the Air Force, the airfield was renamed Smoky Hill Air Force Base.

As postwar budgets declined, the base was eventually closed and turned over to the Air Materiel Command late in 1949.

As the Air Force's needs grew during the Korean War, the base was reactivated on August 1, 1951. The base hosted the 310th and 40th Bombardment Wings.[5]

On March 16, 1957, the base was renamed Schilling Air Force Base, in honor of Colonel David C. Schilling.

Throughout 1964, rumors circulated that the base was being considered for a shutdown. In November, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara announced that Schilling AFB, along with 94 other military installations, would be closing.[6] The shutdown began in 1965 and was completed in 1967.[5]

The airport was the takeoff and landing point for the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, flown by Steve Fossett in the first nonstop, non-refueled solo circumnavigation of the earth from February 28 to March 3, 2005. In 2006, Fossett embarked on another such flight in the GlobalFlyer, again departing and arriving Salina, from March 14 to 17, 2006. This time he broke the world record for distance over a closed circuit without landing, which he had set a month prior.

Salina Regional Airport has memorialized the records set by Steve Fossett with Fossett Plaza. The plaza has a memorial, seating area, plaques with the story of the Global Flyer and Steve Fossett, and a viewing area to observe operations.

Historical airline service

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Salina received its first scheduled airline service in the early 1930s by United States Airways, which flew a Metal Aircraft Flamingo on an airmail route between Denver and Kansas City, stopping at Goodland, Salina, and Topeka, Kansas. This route was discontinued about 1933 and airline service did not return to Salina until 1949.

Continental Airlines then began stopping at Salina with Douglas DC-3s in 1949, also on a route between Denver and Kansas City, making as many as ten stops at smaller cities throughout Colorado and Kansas. Continental's service continued until 1961.

Central Airlines replaced Continental in 1961, also using DC-3s, but later upgrading with Convair 240 and Convair 600 aircraft. In 1967 Central merged into Frontier Airlines which used Convair 580s, and in early 1978 introduced Boeing 737 jets to Salina on flights to Denver and Chicago, the latter making three stops en route. The Chicago flights were later replaced with service to Kansas City, and Frontier was soon flying all 737 jets through Salina up to four times per day. All Frontier service ended on January 6, 1983.

Air Midwest first began service to Salina as an air taxi in the late 1960s, with flights to Wichita using Cessna 402s. The carrier suspended service for a few years, then returned from 1972 through 1976 with flights to both Kansas City and Wichita using Beechcraft 99s. Air Midwest returned again in 1983 to replace Frontier's service with flights to Denver, Kansas City, and Wichita, using Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners; however, the Denver flights were soon discontinued. In 1986 Air Midwest began a series of code share relationships with major carriers operating feeder flights on behalf of a major carrier:

1986-1988 as Eastern Express to Kansas City using the Metroliners as well as Saab 340 aircraft.

1988-1989 as Braniff Express to Kansas City using Metroliners.

1990-1991 as Trans World Express (on behalf of TWA) to St. Louis with a stop in Manhattan, Kansas, using Embraer 120 Brasilia's.

1991-2008 as USAir Express to Kansas City using Beechcraft 1900 aircraft. All Air Midwest service ended in mid-2008.

Capitol Air Service provided a single daily flight to Kansas City with stops in Manhattan and Topeka, Kansas from 1982 through 1988. The carrier used a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter and operated as Braniff Express during its final two years.

Great Lakes Airlines first served Salina briefly in 2000-2001, operating as United Express with flights to Hays and Denver, using Beechcraft 1900Ds. The carrier returned in 2008, replacing Air Midwest's service to Kansas City until 2010.

SeaPort Airlines came to Salina in 2010, replacing Great Lakes with flights to Kansas City. SeaPort first flew Pilatus PC-12 aircraft then later flew Cessna 208 Caravans. Service ended in 2016.

Great Lakes returned once again in 2016, replacing SeaPort, but operating flights to Denver using Embraer 120 Brasilias. Great Lakes went out of business in 2018.

SkyWest Airlines, the current provider operating as United Express, began service in 2018 using Bombardier CRJ100/200 regional jets. Initially, one daily nonstop to Chicago and two daily flights to Denver with a stop in Hays, KS were provided; however, service was trimmed back in 2020 to one daily nonstop to each city.[7]

The airport is served under the Essential Air Service program where an individual carrier is selected and receives government funding to provide service to smaller communities.[1][8]

Facilities

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The airport covers 2,862 acres (1,158 ha) at an elevation of 1,288 feet (393 m). It has four asphalt runways: 17/35 is 12,301 by 150 feet (3,749 x 46 m); 12/30 is 6,510 by 100 feet (1,984 x 30 m); 18/36 is 4,301 by 75 feet (1,311 x 23 m); 4/22 is 3,648 by 75 feet (1,112 x 23 m).[1]

In the year ending March 31, 2023, the airport had 70,884 aircraft operations, average 194 per day.

Having a long runway and being 85 miles southeast from the continental center of the United States, the airport sees many corporate and private jets that stop to refuel and allow passengers to have a break, earning Salina the moniker "America's Fuel Stop." Avflight Salina is responsible for all fueling and ground handling of transient and military aircraft.

The airport hosts a variety of Forward Operating Location (FOL) activity and has been the operating site for many missions by NASA, NOAA, Wings of Freedom, the Commemorative Air Force and Virgin Atlantic Global.

Airline and destinations

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Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
United Express Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Hays

Environmental contamination

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A report from the 40th Bombardment Wing in 1953 described the problem. "One of the foremost and the first problems encountered was an excessive amount of solvent being required to properly wash and clean aircraft," the report said. "Some method of reducing the amount of solvent used was needed. This problem was met by installing a system of settling tanks ... Approximately 12,000 to 14,000 gallons of solvent are used per month."[9]

In 1989 the Salina School District unearthed three of 107 underground fuel storage tanks on its vo-tech property.[9] It first became known that Trichlorethylene (TCE), a degreaser used to clean aircraft and a carcinogen, as well as other compounds disposed of on the former base, have migrated into the soil and groundwater, forming a toxic plume. In 1999, the US Army Corps of Engineers published its first remedial investigation. In 2005 the Corps shared the draft of a second remedial investigation of the contamination in the Salina Airport Industrial Area. Residents in the area of the plume were advised not to drink the water, per the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.[10] Soilwater intrusion assays in 1999 by EPA and again in 2005 showed vapor levels inside Kansas State University's Tullis building did not exceed state standards for air quality, but they may exceed federal EPA guidelines.[11] As of 2005, the federal government had spent more than $17 million studying the problem in its jurisdiction. In December 2007 the Corps groundwater contamination cleanup was put on hold.[12] In August 2008, the city of Salina offered to clean-up former Schilling AFB, as suggested by the Corps.[13]

In 2010, after the plume had reached residential areas near the former base, Salina officials, the Salina Airport Authority, the Salina school district and Kansas State University – Salina (now Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus), who own 96% of the property filed a federal lawsuit in Kansas City, Kansas, for the clean up costs.[14] In spring of 2013 the Department of Justice signed a settlement that the government would pay $8.4 million merely toward developing the plan to clean up the former base. A remedial investigation, feasibility study and cleanup remedy were estimated to cost about $9.3 million, of which the Salina public entities agreed to pay $936,300. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment oversees the cleanup process.[14] As of September 2015 studies have continued to find groundwater contamination in soil and bedrock, and no concentrations of vapor requiring immediate action were found in an area around Salina Regional Airport.[15]

See also

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Other sources

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  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2002-11376) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • 90 Day Notice (January 23, 2002): from Midwest Express Inc., a Mesa Air Group subsidiary, of intent to discontinue scheduled non-subsidized Essential Air Service between Salina, Kansas, and Kansas City effective April 20, 2002.
    • Order 2002-3-31 (March 29, 2002): prohibiting Air Midwest, Inc., d/b/a US Airways Express, from terminating its unsubsidized service at Salina, Kansas; and requiring the carrier to maintain service between the community and Kansas City, Missouri, for an initial 30-day period following the end of the notice period; and requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing replacement service at the community.
    • Order 2004-2-14 (February 17, 2004): selects Air Midwest, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mesa Air Group, Inc., d/b/a US Airways Express, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) for a two-year period at Manhattan and Salina, Kansas, at a combined annual subsidy rate of $721,605.
    • Order 2006-3-15 (March 15, 2006): re-selecting Air Midwest, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mesa Air Group, Inc., d/b/a US Airways Express, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) for the two-year period beginning March 1, 2006, at Manhattan and Salina, Kansas, at a combined annual subsidy rate of $974,008.
    • Order 2007-12-25 (December 21, 2007): re-selecting Air Midwest, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mesa Air Group, Inc., d/b/a US Airways Express to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Manhattan and Salina, Kansas, for a total annual subsidy of $1,619,566 for the two-year period beginning March 1, 2008.
    • Order 2008-2-5 (February 1, 2008): prohibiting Air Midwest, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Mesa Air Group, Inc., d/b/a US Airways Express from suspending its subsidized essential air services at Manhattan and Salina, Kansas, until Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. begins full replacement service, and selecting Great Lakes to provide those services for a new two-year period at an annual subsidy rate of $1,997,237.
    • Order 2009-11-25 (November 30, 2009): requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing essential air service (EAS) at Salina, Kansas, for the two-year period beginning April 1, 2010, with or without subsidy. With respect to this order, we are soliciting proposals for service to Salina only. In the past, the communities of Salina and Manhattan were handled under the same contract because the flights were historically routed Salina-Manhattan-Kansas City. However, on or about August 26, 2009, American Eagle inaugurated subsidy-free regional jet service from Dallas-Fort Worth to Manhattan.
    • Order 2010-3-17 (March 12, 2010): selecting SeaPort Airlines to provide essential air service (EAS) at Salina, Kansas, for a first-year annual subsidy of $1,489,435 and a second-year of $1,493,381 for the two-year period beginning when it inaugurates full EAS.
    • Order 2012-2-4 (February 3, 2012): re-selecting SeaPort Airlines Inc. to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Salina, Kansas, using 9-seat Pilatus PC-12 aircraft for the four-year period beginning April 1, 2012, through March 31, 2016, for an annual subsidy of $1,490,479.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for SLN PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b KANSAS HISTORICAL QUARTERLY, Summer 1959 issue
  3. ^ AFHRA Smoky Hill Army Air Field
  4. ^ a b Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
  5. ^ a b "Schilling Air Force Base | KDHE, KS". www.kdhe.ks.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Journal, Gordon D. Fiedler Jr Salina. "The closing of Schilling Air Force Base". Salina Journal. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  7. ^ Official Airline Guide, timetableimages.com, individual airline websites
  8. ^ Timothy Rogers (February 11, 2016). "Great Lakes Airlines Selected for Salina, KS Flights". Salina Airport Authority. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  9. ^ a b Duane Schrag (September 18, 2005). "Contamination conundrum". Salina Journal. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  10. ^ Tim Unruh (July 1, 2005). "SALINA AIRPORT AUTHORITY:How safe is our water? Local officials want feds to deal with contaminants". Salina Journal.
  11. ^ Duane Schrag (August 28, 2005). "Tainted air". Salina Journal.
  12. ^ Michael Strand (December 7, 2007). "Corps groundwater contamination cleanup on hold". Salina Journal.
  13. ^ "Corps groundwater contamination cleanup on hold". Salina Journal. August 15, 2008.
  14. ^ a b Maria Sudekum (March 26, 2013). "Feds OK Schilling AFB cleanup settlement". airforcetimes.com. Gannett Media. Associated Press. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  15. ^ TIM HORAN (September 26, 2015). "Investigation of Schilling contamination continues". Salina Journal. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
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