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) and about 67 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 16,453 takeoffs and landings a year. About 8 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KDLS · observed 5:53 pm PDT (00:53 UTC), 24 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 64°F (18°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter 29.99 inHg
The forecast issued Mon 4:26 pm PDT (23:26 UTC), good until Tue 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Mon 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued, and in English (METAR and TAF)
METAR KDLS 130053Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR 18/02 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01780022
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KDLS
- the station, KDLS
- 130053Z
- observed 5:53 pm PDT (00:53 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 30007KT
- wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- CLR
- clear skies
- 18/02
- temperature 18 °C (64 °F), dew point 2 °C (36 °F)
- A2999
- altimeter setting 29.99 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP156
- sea-level pressure 1015.6 hPa
- T01780022
- temperature 17.8 °C (64 °F), dew point 2.2 °C (36 °F)
TAF KDLS 122326Z 1300/1324 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM131200 VRB04KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250 FM132000 31008KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- KDLS
- the station, KDLS
- 122326Z
- issued 4:26 pm PDT (23:26 UTC)
- 1300/1324 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
- valid from Mon 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC) to Tue 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- FM131200 VRB04KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250
- from Tue 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- FM132000 31008KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250
- from Tue 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
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.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
1 warning in force over this field:
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft.
Turbulence AIRMET in force: moderate turbulence from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. 1 pilot report of turbulence within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours: light to moderate turbulence from 20,000 ft to 22,000 ft, 73 nm northeast, 3:28 pm PDT (22:28 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force over this field. No pilot has reported icing within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 8,000 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
1 pilot report within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours:
- E75L at 22,000 ft, 73 nm northeast, 3:28 pm PDT (22:28 UTC): light to moderate turbulence from 20,000 ft to 22,000 ft, remarks: zse.
as filed, and in English
PSC UA /OV PSC260025/TM 2228/FL220/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD 200-220/RM /ZSE
- Report
- a routine report filed through PSC
- Where
- 25 nm west (260°) of PSC
- Time
- 22:28 UTC
- Height
- at 22,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E75L
- Turbulence
- light to moderate from 20,000 ft to 22,000 ft
- Remarks
- zse
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (PDX, 60 nm west), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: light and variable; 6,000 ft: light and variable, 2 °C; 9,000 ft: 020° at 15 kt, -1 °C; 12,000 ft: 020° at 29 kt, -3 °C; 18,000 ft: 010° at 49 kt, -13 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
No notice to air missions in force at this field.
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. The notices come from the FAA's notice service, the site's copy refreshed every few minutes (last checked a minute ago). The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices; the request for the full feed is with the FAA.
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction, aircraft rental
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 Oregon · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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 1 departures from DLS in those twelve months, carrying 4 passengers in 12 seats (33% filled), to 1 destination on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Gorge Rgnl/The Dalles Municipal → Hollywood Burbank DLS–BUR | 1 | 4 | Scott Aviation, LLC ... |
All 1 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 | 62 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| helicopters | 2 |
| other | 1 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 16,453, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,852 |
| general aviation, travelling | 8,920 |
| general aviation, local | 4,710 |
| military | 971 |
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 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Oregon.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners.
- Douglas Scott Holzman private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Hood Aero FBO · Hood River, OR (16 nm) · (541) 490-3208 · dougholzman@yahoo.com
- Stacy Jean Grabb private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Hood River, OR (16 nm) · (503) 880-2668 · stacygrabb.dpe@gmail.com
All 7 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
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 · 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. 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 The Dalles 41 aircraft · 35 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Jkr7 LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 21 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Oregon 1,862 since 1982 · 277 in the last ten years
- Hollywood Burbank (BUR) 1 flights in twelve months · Scott Aviation, LLC d/b/a Silver Air
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Oregon 103 landing places
- Oregon 7,017 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/DLS.json.
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 9, 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.