Bowers Field
ELN · KELN · Ellensburg, Washington · Kittitas County · map
Bowers Field is a public-use airport owned by Kittitas County, 2 miles north of Ellensburg, Washington, 1,763 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 11/29, is 4,300 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 64 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 60,445 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Bowers Field?
Its FAA code is ELN, and its ICAO code is KELN.
Where is Bowers Field?
It is 2 miles north of Ellensburg, Washington, 1,763 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Bowers Field?
Its one runway, 11/29, is 4,300 feet long, concrete.
Does Bowers Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Bowers Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Bowers Field?
Airline flights go to 2 airports, the busiest of them Southwest Oregon Regional, Pearson Field. Every route
Are there flight schools at Bowers Field?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Central Washington University. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Bowers Field?
1 pilot examiner and 2 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Bowers Field…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ELN · ICAO KELN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Kittitas County
- Elevation
- 1,763 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 834 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1938
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 4,300 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 29: PAPI, four lights on the right
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Eln and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.375 | |
| Ellensburg and rco | 122.2 | Ellensburg |
| Yakima and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.6 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 509-591-0451.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Pangborn Memorial (25 nm northeast), Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field (28 nm south), Ephrata Municipal (44 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Washington · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior to 15 may 1959.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lightss runway 11/29; PAPI runway 29 - the common traffic frequency.
- Tie-downs pilot provided
- Has 1460 feet stopway northwest end.
- Dstc to go mkrs north side of runway 11/29.
- 100LL and jet a self service available with credit card. FS jet a available upon required.
- Extensive flight training at or below 7500 FT' within 10 NM of eln (monitor 123.0)
- Taxiway alpha, charlie, echo closed.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2 departures from ELN in those twelve months, carrying 2 passengers in 12 seats (17% filled), to 2 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowers Field → Southwest Oregon Regional ELN–OTH | 1 | 0 | Kenmore Air Harbor |
| Bowers Field → Pearson Field ELN–VUO | 1 | 2 | Kenmore Air Harbor |
All 2 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 57 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| jets | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 60,445, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,845 |
| general aviation, travelling | 25,200 |
| general aviation, local | 33,300 |
| military | 100 |
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. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Ellensburg from the FAA register
76 aircraft are registered to owners in Ellensburg, Washington: 61 piston singles, 5 helicopters, 4 piston twins, 4 drones, 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Washington.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Central Washington University 18 aircraft · Ellensburg
Charter operators and airlines based in Ellensburg:
- Cline Air Services, L.L.C. 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Ellensburg:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 training center examiner.
- Andrew Mc Irvin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ellensburg, WA (0 nm) · (509) 306-0135 · [email protected]
All 5 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Ellensburg 76 aircraft · 61 piston singles, 5 helicopters, 4 piston twins
- Central Washington University 18 aircraft in town
- Cline Air Services LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Airoterra LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Aircraft Holdings LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Cline Air Services, L.L.C. 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Central Washington University 18 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Midstate Aviation INC · repair station
- Southwest Oregon Regional (OTH) 1 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- Pearson Field (VUO) 1 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 358 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 130 landing places
- Washington 10,572 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ELN.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.