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KELN Bowers Field Airport
Ellensburg, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: ELN
Lat/Long: 47-01-58.9000N / 120-31-50.5000W
47-01.981667N / 120-31.841667W
47.0330278 / -120.5306944
(estimated)
Elevation: 1764 ft. / 537.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 16E (2010)
From city: 2 miles N of ELLENSBURG, WA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 98926

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1938
Sectional chart: SEATTLE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ELN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0700-1900, ALL SAT-SUN 0700-1800
Pattern altitude: 2598 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX ASOS: 113.375 (509-925-2040)
  • COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY SEATTLE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.6/269.35 (YAKIMA RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ELNr259/3.0ELLENSBURG VORTAC117.9021E
EATr192/25.6WENATCHEE VOR/DME111.0019E
YKMr332/28.0YAKIMA VORTAC116.0021E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 5590 x 150 ft. / 1704 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 28.0
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 47-01.881735N47-01.914713N
Longitude: 120-32.598362W120-31.254457W
Elevation: 1709.6 ft.1755.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.9%0.9%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 072 magnetic, 088 true252 magnetic, 268 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. tree, 688 ft. from runway, 70 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear35 ft. pline, 1631 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 4301 x 150 ft. / 1311 x 46 m
HAS A 1460 FT STOPWAY NW END.
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 35.0
Double wheel: 57.0
Double tandem: 100.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 47-02.331828N47-01.849502N
Longitude: 120-32.110148W120-31.353218W
Elevation: 1763.6 ft.1747.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 117 magnetic, 133 true297 magnetic, 313 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: KITTITAS COUNTY
411 N. RUBY ST. SUITE 1
ELLENSBURG, WA 98926
Phone 509-962-7523
Manager: MS KELLY CARLSON
411 N. RUBY ST. SUITE 1
ELLENSBURG, WA 98926
Phone 509-962-7523

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 55
Single engine airplanes: 48
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Helicopters: 2
Gliders airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 165/day *
55% local general aviation
42% transient general aviation
3% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2006

Additional Remarks

A105 TRAFFIC COUNT DERIVED FROM RENS ACCOUSTICAL COUNTER OPERATIONS.
- DSTC TO GO MKRS NORTH SIDE OF RY 07/25 & RY 11/29.
- RY 07/25 CLOSED DEC 15 THRU FEB 28, NO MAINT. AVAILABLE.
- RY 07/25 HAS WEEDS GROWING IN CRACKS IN PAVEMENT FIRST 2000 FT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 **CHANGED**   download (372KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 **CHANGED**   download (335KB)
VOR-B **CHANGED**   download (347KB)
VOR/DME-A **CHANGED**   download (373KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (37KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (62KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEAT - Pangborn Memorial Airport (26 nm NE)
KYKM - Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field (28 nm S)
KEPH - Ephrata Municipal Airport (45 nm E)
KMWH - Grant County International Airport (51 nm E)
KRLD - Richland Airport (67 nm SE)
  
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From to KELN

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2514:25
Sunrise06:5814:58
Sunset16:3400:34
Evening civil twilight17:0701:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 01:26:31
Local (UTC-8)  09-Nov-2009 17:26:31
 
METAR
KELN 100053Z AUTO 10010KT 10SM FEW032 BKN043 OVC050 08/02 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP130 T00830017
TAF
KEAT 
26nm NE 		092320Z 1000/1024 19005KT P6SM -RA BKN045 OVC080 FM100200 28004KT P6SM FEW020 BKN050 FM101300 30005KT P6SM SCT008 SCT200 FM101800 21005KT P6SM FEW010 SCT050 SCT200
KYKM 
28nm S 		092338Z 1000/1024 VRB06KT P6SM SCT050 BKN070 FM100800 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN040 BKN070 FM101300 VRB04KT 4SM BR SCT012 SCT150 FM101800 18005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Midstate Aviation UNICOM 123.00
509-962-7850
509-962-7851
[web site]
[email]
 Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Pilot school (FAR Part 141), Aircraft charters, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft interiors, Aviation accessories, ...

More info about Midstate Aviation
Air BP
100LL Jet A
FS $5.29 $4.32 
 Updated 04-Nov-2009
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FS=Full service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Bowers Field Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Bowers Field Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KELN have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN ELLENSBURG 4.3 93-130
SUPER 8 MOTEL ELLENSBURG 3.7 74-157
QUALITY INN ELLENSBURG 4.3 125-126
 

Other hotels near Bowers Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
THUNDERBIRD MOTEL ELLENSBURG 2.5 
HAMPTON INN ELLENSBURG 3.2 135-159
NITES INN MOTEL 3.6 
BEST WESTERN LINCOLN INN STES 3.7 80-150
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ELLENSBURG 4.3 110-135
INN AT GOOSE CREEK 4.3 130-149
DAYS INN ELLENSBURG WA 4.5 85-90

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

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