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KELN Bowers Field Airport
Ellensburg, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

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: 21E (1980)
From city: 2 miles N of ELLENSBURG, WA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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: 0700-1900
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: 067 magnetic, 088 true247 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: 112 magnetic, 133 true292 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: 56
Single engine airplanes: 45
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Helicopters: 6
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25   download (336KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29   download (300KB)
VOR-B   download (336KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (375KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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 24-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5711:57
Sunrise05:3412:34
Sunset20:4303:43
Evening civil twilight21:2004:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 22:31:22
Local (UTC-7)  24-Jul-2008 15:31:22
 
METAR
KELN 242153Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 31/06 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP165 T03060056
TAF
KEAT 
26nm NE 		241740Z 241818 27007KT P6SM SKC FM1900 12005KT P6SM SKC FM0500 32008KT P6SM SKC
KYKM 
28nm S 		241727Z 241818 25006KT P6SM SKC FM0500 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM0800 28008KT P6SM SKC
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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, Aircraft charters, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft interiors, Aviation accessories, Pilot supplies, ...

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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 3.9 
SUPER 8 MOTEL ELLENSBURG 3.7 75-84
QUALITY INN ELLENSBURG 4.3 92-102
 

Other hotels near Bowers Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN LINCOLN INN STES 3.7 
INN AT GOOSE CREEK 3.9 
DAYS INN ELLENSBURG WA 4.5 90-100

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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