Walla Walla Regional
ALW · KALW · Walla Walla, Washington · Walla Walla County · map
Walla Walla Regional is a public-use airport owned by the Port of Walla Walla, 3 miles northeast of Walla Walla, Washington, 1,194 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 6,527 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 118 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 37,012 takeoffs and landings a year. About 36,378 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KALW · observed 3:53 pm PDT (22:53 UTC), 37 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter 30.05 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 4:20 pm PDT (23:20 UTC), good until Wed 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KALW 062253Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 27/04 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02720039
TAF KALW 062320Z 0700/0724 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM070300 13005KT P6SM SKC FM071500 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ALW · ICAO KALW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Port of Walla Walla
- Elevation
- 1,194 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 6:30 pm
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1937
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 6,527 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 20: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.5 | Walla Walla |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Ground | 121.6 | Walla Walla |
| Approach and departure | 133.15 | Walla Walla |
| Yakima and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.6 | Walla Walla |
| Alw and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.875 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 509-525-3014.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 37,012, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Walla Walla from the FAA register
70 aircraft are registered to owners in Walla Walla, Washington: 58 piston singles, 5 balloons, 3 piston twins, 2 turboprops, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Washington.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Estabd prior to may 1959.
- Surface conditions unmon 12:00 am to 3:00 am.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 20, runway end identifier lights runway 02 and high-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - the common traffic frequency.
- Self service credit card fueling facility located 600 feet north of the control tower.
- Ptn of corner at taxiway a and taxiway A1 not vsb by tower.
- Taxiway a,A1,A2,A3,A4,A5 open to air carriers.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.