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 |
| BTGr309/25.6 | | BATTLE GROUND VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 21E |
| PDXr319/33.7 | | PORTLAND VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 20E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| KELSO | | 144/2.3 | | 256 | | 21E | | LSO | .-.. ... --- |
| KARPEN | | 073/28.7 | | 201 | | 20E | | PEN | .--. . -. |
| BANKS | | 351/29.9 | | 356 | | 21E | | PND | .--. -. -.. |
| LAKER | | 312/39.1 | | 332 | | 20E | | LBH | .-.. -... .... |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | non-standard RWY 12/30 NSTD SPACING MIRL |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 46-07.358732N | | 46-06.802468N |
| Longitude: | 122-54.233882W | | 122-53.571008W |
| Elevation: | 19.9 ft. | | 16.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 120 magnetic, 140 true | | 300 magnetic, 320 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 38 ft. trees, 1201 ft. from runway, 109 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | 25 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 |
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| 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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Times for 21-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 14:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 15:22 |
| Sunset | | 16:33 | | 00:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:06 | | 01:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 11:18:54 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 21-Nov-2009 03:18:54 |
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| METAR |
| KKLS | 211055Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM BKN044 BKN120 04/02 A3002 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KHIO 34nm S | 210533Z 2106/2206 19005KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN035 BKN080 TEMPO 2106/2110 BKN025 FM211000 20004KT P6SM SCT045 BKN060 TEMPO 2110/2114 -SHRA FM211800 17006KT P6SM BKN045 FM220000 15012KT P6SM -RA BKN035 OVC060
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KPDX 34nm S | 210533Z 2106/2206 16006KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN040 BKN080 TEMPO 2106/2110 BKN015 FM211000 20008KT P6SM SCT045 BKN060 TEMPO 2110/2114 -SHRA FM211800 16008KT P6SM BKN045 FM220000 14013G24KT P6SM -RA BKN035 OVC060
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KTTD 40nm SE | 210533Z 2106/2206 21006KT P6SM -SHRA FEW015 BKN040 BKN080 FM211000 20005KT P6SM SCT045 BKN060 TEMPO 2110/2114 -SHRA FM211800 12008KT P6SM BKN045 FM220000 10015G26KT P6SM -RA BKN035 OVC060
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KAST 41nm W | 210533Z 2106/2206 27010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT035 BKN045 BKN060 FM211000 23007KT P6SM SCT022 BKN040 TEMPO 2110/2114 -SHRA BKN022 FM211400 21008KT P6SM -RA SCT035 OVC060 FM212000 18014G25KT P6SM RA BKN025 OVC040
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| NOTAMs |
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