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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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 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-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0815:08
Sunrise07:4215:42
Sunset16:2500:25
Evening civil twilight16:5900:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Dec-2009 22:55:02
Local (UTC-8)  08-Dec-2009 14:55:02
 
METAR
KKLS 082235Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR M01/M17 A3025 RMK AO1
TAF
KHIO 
34nm S 
081956Z 0820/0918 06010KT P6SM SKC FM090500 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM090900 00000KT P6SM SKC
KPDX 
34nm S 
081951Z 0820/0918 08010G18KT P6SM SKC FM090200 09009KT P6SM SKC FM090500 08004KT P6SM SKC
KTTD 
40nm SE 
081737Z 0818/0918 10012KT P6SM SKC FM090800 08005KT P6SM SKC
KAST 
41nm W 
081737Z 0818/0918 08009KT P6SM SKC FM090500 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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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

More info about Kelso Aviation Services
Air BP
100LL Jet A
FS --- $4.25 
SS $4.55 --- 
 Updated 09-Nov-2009
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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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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