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KKLS Southwest Washington Regional Airport
Kelso, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: KLS
Lat/Long: 46-07-04.8000N / 122-53-54.2000W
46-07.080000N / 122-53.903333W
46.1180000 / -122.8983889
(estimated)
Elevation: 20 ft. / 6.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 20E (1985)
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
Sectional chart: SEATTLE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: KLS (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: WINTER 0800-1700, SUMMER 0800-1800
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
International operations: customs landing rights airport
FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS) AVBL.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 135.075 (360-577-1964)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY SEATTLE ARTCC ON FREQS 124.2/317.6 (SCAPPOOSE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BTGr309/25.6BATTLE GROUND VORTAC116.6021E
PDXr319/33.7PORTLAND VOR/DME111.8020E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KELSO144/2.325621ELSO .-.. ... ---
KARPEN073/28.720120EPEN .--. . -.
BANKS351/29.935621EPND .--. -. -..
LAKER312/39.133220ELBH .-.. -... ....

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
24 HR SELF SVC CREDIT CARD FUEL FAC.
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
Runway edge lights: non-standard
RWY 12/30 NSTD SPACING MIRL
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 46-07.358732N46-06.802468N
Longitude: 122-54.233882W122-53.571008W
Elevation: 19.9 ft.16.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 120 magnetic, 140 true300 magnetic, 320 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 38 ft. trees, 1201 ft. from runway, 109 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear25 ft. trees, 738 ft. from runway, 160 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear
+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 SUITE 205
KELSO, WA 98626
Phone 360-423-6590
Manager: DENNIS WISE
2215 PARROTT WAY # A
KELSO, WA 98626
Phone 360-414-4333

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 71
Single engine airplanes: 60
Multi engine airplanes: 7
Jet airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 112/day *
48% local general aviation
46% transient general aviation
4% air taxi
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 March 2008

Additional Remarks

NMRS FLOCKS OF BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

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
GPS RWY 12 **CHANGED**   download (178KB)
NDB OR GPS-A **CHANGED**   download (196KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (62KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSPB - Scappoose Industrial Airpark (21 nm S)
KVUO - Pearson Field Airport (32 nm S)
KCLS - Chehalis-Centralia Airport (34 nm N)
KPDX - Portland International Airport (34 nm S)
KHIO - Portland-Hillsboro Airport (35 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3214:32
Sunrise07:0415:04
Sunset16:4700:47
Evening civil twilight17:1901:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 09:39:17
Local (UTC-8)  08-Nov-2009 01:39:17
 
METAR
KKLS 080915Z AUTO 16007KT 8SM BKN038 BKN046 OVC055 07/06 A3004 RMK AO1
TAF
KHIO 
34nm S 
080530Z 0806/0906 19007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040 TEMPO 0806/0810 5SM -SHRA BKN025 FM081100 VRB05KT 5SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC025 FM081800 18010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC035 FM090200 19008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040
KPDX 
34nm S 
080530Z 0806/0906 16010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC040 TEMPO 0806/0810 5SM -SHRA BKN015 FM081200 16010KT 6SM -RA BR OVC025 FM081800 16010KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC035 FM090200 19012KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040
KTTD 
40nm SE 
080530Z 0806/0906 10006KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040 TEMPO 0806/0810 5SM -SHRA BKN025 FM081200 12008KT 5SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC025 FM081800 10010KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC035 FM090200 10012KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040
KAST 
41nm W 
080530Z 0806/0906 20010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040 FM081400 17012G22KT P6SM -RA BKN025 OVC040 TEMPO 0815/0819 4SM RA BR FM082200 19012G22KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Kelso Aviation Services 360-414-4333
360-901-1723
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Flight training

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FS 
SS 
100LL 
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$4.25 
Jet A 
$4.25 
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 Updated 13-Jul-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KKLS have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
ECONO LODGE KELSO 2.1 47-55
COMFORT INN KELSO 1.3 80-90
SUPER 8 MOTEL KELSO LONGVIEW 1.9 64-80
 

Other hotels near Southwest Washington Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
GUESTHOUSE INNS SUITES 1.4 81-155
QUALITY INN & SUITES LONGVIEW 1.6 90-96
RED LION HOTEL KELSO 1.9 132-153
TRAVELODGE LONGVIEW 2.2 63-85
TRAVELODGE LONGVIEW 2.2 
TOWN HOUSE MOTEL LONGVIEW 2.3 
BEST WESTERN ALADDIN MOTOR INN 2.3 77-86
RODEWAY INN LONGVIEW 2.4 46-66

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

Hotels in other cities near Southwest Washington Regional Airport

6 in Kelso
1 in Longview, WY
4 in Longview
2 in Woodland
 

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