Columbia Gorge Rgnl/The Dalles Municipal
DLS · KDLS · The Dalles, Oregon · Klickitat County · map
Columbia Gorge Rgnl/The Dalles Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of the Dalles/Klickitat County, 2 miles northeast of The Dalles, Oregon, 246 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 5,097 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1).
Weather right now KDLS · observed 11:53 am PDT (18:53 UTC), 61 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (270°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 69°F (21°C), dew point 47°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 30.11 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:39 am PDT (17:39 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KDLS 061853Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02060083
TAF KDLS 061739Z 0618/0718 09005KT P6SM SKC FM070000 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 DLS · ICAO KDLS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of the Dalles/Klickitat County
- Elevation
- 246 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1943
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,097 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 07/25 | 4,647 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: threshold displaced 200 ft, trees 15 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 07: threshold displaced 440 ft, pole 34 ft high 796 ft from the end
- Runway 25: LDA with DME, threshold displaced 196 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Klickitat and center (remote transmitter) Low | 119.65 | |
| Dls and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.175 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 509-767-1726.
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 The Dalles from the FAA register
41 aircraft are registered to owners in The Dalles, Oregon: 35 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 helicopter, 1 glider. 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 Oregon.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 21 since 1982, 1 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 1959.
- Mtns beyond 5000' approach runway 31.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runways 13/31 and 07/25, and runway end identifier lights runway 31 - the common traffic frequency. Runway end identifier lights operates on 7 clicks only.
- Runway 07 +15 ftroad, 0 feet from end, 200 feet R.
- Runway 07, slp 39:1 to dthr.
- Cntlg obstruction exceeds 45 degrees slp.
- Thld displaced to provide safety area.
- All taxiways marked with reflectors.
- Waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Prior permission required for overweight landings.
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.