The Salem-Willamette Valley Airport in Oregon is no longer staffed by Transportation Security Administration officers as commercial flights at the facility have ended.
The change was first reported by the Salem Reporter, which noted that Avelo Airlines, the last commercial carrier to serve the airport, ended flights there in July.
That leaves only cargo carriers operating from Salem now.
"We were informed Dec. 30 that the Salem-Willamette Valley Airport is no longer considered federalized, and TSA regulation of the airport has been suspended," Jason Roberts, Salem's public information officer, told USA TODAY in a statement. "Now that SLE is not federalized, TSA security regulations no longer apply, and SLE will operate as a General Aviation airport. Our current airport users and tenants likely will not see any impact from the change."
According to Roberts, the TSA's equipment will remain on site at the airport until the agency decides to relocate it. TSA officers assigned to Salem will have the opportunity to transfer to another airport.
