FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier:  | KLS |  
| Lat/Long:  | 46-07-04.8000N 122-53-54.1000W 46-07.080000N 122-53.901667W 46.1180000,-122.8983611 (estimated) |  
| Elevation:  | 20.1 ft. / 6.1 m (surveyed) |  
| Variation:  | 17E (2010) |  
| From city:  | 2 miles SE of KELSO, WA |  
| Time zone:  | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |  
| Zip code:  | 98626 |  
 
Airport Operations
| Airport use:  | Open to the public |  
| Activation date:  | 05/1941 |  
| Control tower:  | no |  
| ARTCC:  | SEATTLE CENTER |  
| FSS:  | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |  
| NOTAMs facility:  | KLS (NOTAM-D service available) |  
| Attendance:  | 0800-1700 |  
| Wind indicator:  | lighted, MIDFIELD, OTS INDEFLY. |  
| Segmented circle:  | yes |  
| Lights:  | ACTVT REIL RWY 12 & 30; PAPI RWY 12 & 30; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF. |  
| Beacon:  | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |  
| International operations:  | FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS) AVBL.  |  
 
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM:  | 122.725 |  
| WX AWOS-3PT:  | 135.075 (360-577-1964) |  
 
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SEATTLE ARTCC (ZSE) ON FREQS 124.2/317.6 (SCAPPOOSE RCAG).
 - COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY SEATTLE RADIO ON FREQ 122.4 (SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON RCO).
  
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance |    | VOR name |    | Freq |    | Var |  
| BTGr309/25.6 |  | BATTLE GROUND VORTAC |  | 116.60 |  | 21E |  
 
  
 
| NDB name |    | Hdg/Dist |    | Freq |    | Var |    | ID |  
| BANKS |  | 356/29.9 |  | 356 |  | 16E |  | PND |  .--. -. -.. |  
 
Airport Services
| Fuel available:  | 100LL JET-A 100LL:24 HR SELF SVC CREDIT CARD FUEL FAC 100LL. AFT HRS JET-A SVC CALL-OUT AVBL. |  
| Parking:  | tiedowns |  
| Airframe service:  | MAJOR |  
| Powerplant service:  | MAJOR |  
| Bottled oxygen:  | NONE |  
| Bulk oxygen:  | NONE |  
 
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions:  | 4391 x 100 ft. / 1338 x 30 m |  
| Surface:  | asphalt, in good condition |  
| Weight bearing capacity:  | | Single wheel:  | 38.0 |  | Double wheel:  | 46.0 |  | Double tandem:  | 74.0 |  
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| Runway edge lights:  | medium intensity RY 12/30 MIRL NSTD SPACING. |  
 | RUNWAY 12 |    | RUNWAY 30 |  
| Latitude:  | 46-07.358778N |  | 46-06.802528N |  
| Longitude:  | 122-54.233723W |  | 122-53.570880W |  
| Elevation:  | 20.0 ft. |  | 15.9 ft. |  
| Traffic pattern:  | right |  | left |  
| Runway heading:  | 123 magnetic, 140 true |  | 303 magnetic, 320 true |  
| Markings:  | nonprecision, in good condition |  | nonprecision, in good condition |  
| Visual slope indicator:  | 4-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) |  | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |  
| Runway end identifier lights:  | yes |  | yes |  
| Touchdown point:  | yes, no lights |  | yes, no lights |  
| Obstructions:  | 45 ft. trees, 1300 ft. from runway, 110 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear |  | none +3' HILL FROM 40' TO 200'; 105L. |  
 
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership:  | Publicly-owned |  
| Owner:  | CITY OF KELSO 203 S. PACIFIC AVE , PO BOX 819 KELSO, WA 98626 Phone 360-577-3370 |  
| Manager:  | CRAIG STOMMEL PO BOX 818 KELSO, WA 98626 Phone 360-261-8268 ARPT OFC ADS (NOT FOR MAILING): 2215 B PARROTT WAY, KELSO, WA 98626 |  
 
Additional Remarks
 | -  | NMRS FLOCKS OF BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |  
 | -  | NO FLD COND NOTAMS AVBL M-F 1700-0800. |  
 | -  | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694. |  
 
 
    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 from 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z. 
  IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |  
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 |    | 
download (256KB) |  
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply |    | 
download (188KB) |  
 
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| KELSO TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) |    | 
download (292KB) |  
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply |    | 
download (625KB) |  
 
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures: 
KSPB - Scappoose Airport (21 nm S) 
KTDO - Ed Carlson Memorial Field/South Lewis County Airport (22 nm N) 
KVUO - Pearson Field Airport (32 nm S) 
KCLS - Chehalis-Centralia Airport (34 nm N) 
KPDX - Portland International Airport (34 nm S) 
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| Aerial photo |  
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct 
 
Photo taken 22-Feb-2015
looking northwest.
 
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| Sunrise and sunset |  
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 Times for 04-Nov-2025 
 |   | Local (UTC-8) |   | Zulu (UTC) |  
| Morning civil twilight |  | 06:26 |  | 14:26 |  
| Sunrise |  | 06:58 |  | 14:58 |  
| Sunset |  | 16:53 |  | 00:53 |  
| Evening civil twilight |  | 17:24 |  | 01:24 |  
 
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| Current date and time |  
| Zulu (UTC)   | 04-Nov-2025 14:44:41 |  
| Local (UTC-8)   | 04-Nov-2025 06:44:41 |  
 
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| METAR |  
| KKLS  | 041421Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC004 08/08 A2999 RMK AO2
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| TAF |  
KHIO  34nm S  | 041139Z 0412/0512 VRB05KT P6SM OVC004 FM041800 VRB03KT P6SM BKN020 FM042000 08005KT P6SM OVC050 FM050000 10011G21KT P6SM -RA OVC050 
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KPDX  34nm S  | 041139Z 0412/0512 17006KT P6SM OVC009 FM041800 10005KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 TEMPO 0418/0420 4SM BR OVC015 FM042000 09007KT P6SM BKN100 FM050000 10013G24KT P6SM -RA OVC045 
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KTTD  40nm SE  | 041139Z 0412/0512 08007KT P6SM OVC009 FM041500 10006KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM041800 08006KT P6SM BKN045 FM042300 08010G28KT P6SM -RA OVC050 
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KAST  41nm W  | 041139Z 0412/0512 17005KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 TEMPO 0412/0416 6SM BR OVC015 FM041600 14006KT P6SM VCSH BKN030 FM042300 10011G20KT P6SM -RA BKN035 
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| NOTAMs |  
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
  
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