Southwest Washington Regional
KLS · KKLS · Kelso, Washington · Cowlitz County · map
Southwest Washington Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Kelso, 2 miles southeast of Kelso, Washington, 20 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 4,391 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 59 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 41,360 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Southwest Washington Regional?
Its FAA code is KLS, and its ICAO code is KKLS.
Where is Southwest Washington Regional?
It is 2 miles southeast of Kelso, Washington, 20 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Southwest Washington Regional?
Its one runway, 12/30, is 4,391 feet long, asphalt.
Does Southwest Washington Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Southwest Washington Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Southwest Washington Regional?
Airline flights go to 3 airports, the busiest of them Boeing Fld/King County International, Seattle Paine Field International, Palm Springs International. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Southwest Washington Regional?
18 pilot examiners and 11 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 Southwest Washington Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA KLS · ICAO KKLS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Kelso
- Elevation
- 20 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; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1941
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 4,391 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: PAPI, four lights on the right, right-hand traffic pattern, trees 45 ft high 1,300 ft from the end
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.725 | |
| Scappoose and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.2 | |
| Kls and aWOS-3PT | 135.075 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 360-577-1964.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Scappoose Airport (21 nm south), Portland International (34 nm south), Chehalis-Centralia Airport (34 nm north).
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.
- Nmrs flocks of birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 12 and 30; PAPI runway 12 and 30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Flight notification service (adcus) available.
- Pilots bring own tie-downs.
- Midfield, out of service indefinitely.
- Airport ofc ads (not for mailing): 2215 B parrott way, Kelso, WA 98626
- Runway 12/30 medium-intensity runway lights non-standard spacing.
- +3' hill from 40' to 200'; 105L.
- No field condition NOTAMs available M-F 5:00 pm to 8:00 am.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 3 departures from KLS in those twelve months, carrying 1 passengers in 18 seats (6% filled), to 3 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Washington Regional → Boeing Fld/King County International KLS–BFI | 1 | 0 | Kenmore Air Harbor |
| Southwest Washington Regional → Seattle Paine Field International KLS–PAE | 1 | 0 | Kenmore Air Harbor |
| Southwest Washington Regional → Palm Springs International KLS–PSP | 1 | 1 | Kenmore Air Harbor |
All 3 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 | 51 |
| multi-engine | 6 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
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 41,360, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,675 |
| general aviation, travelling | 18,800 |
| general aviation, local | 19,700 |
| military | 1,185 |
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 Kelso from the FAA register
23 aircraft are registered to owners in Kelso, Washington: 19 piston singles, 2 gliders, 1 piston twin, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Washington.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
18 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 18 for private pilot, 18 for commercial and instrument, 7 for airline transport pilot, 16 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 14 for airplanes, 10 for multi-engine airplanes, 5 for helicopters, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 11 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 8 engineering representatives, 6 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Blake Thomas Segoria private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Scappoose Airport · Scappoose, OR (21 nm) · (503) 975-6667 · [email protected]
- David Olcott Koebel private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Aero Maintenance · Vancouver, WA (32 nm) · (541) 490-5398 · [email protected]
- Jordan Isaak Bartel private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Forest Grove, OR (34 nm) · (503) 444-1160 · [email protected]
- Abdelrahman E Abdelrahman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hillsboro, OR (41 nm) · (772) 888-6545 · [email protected]
- Brunno Winnubst private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hillsboro, OR (41 nm) · (971) 222-5730 · [email protected]
- Glen Boltz private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hillsboro Aero Academy · Hillsboro, OR (41 nm) · (303) 638-1712 · [email protected]
- Jason Michael Robinson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Twin Oaks Airpark · Hillsboro, OR (41 nm) · (503) 476-7440 · [email protected]
- John Loflin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, balloons · Hillsboro Aero Academy · Hillsboro, OR (41 nm) · (971) 350-9624 · [email protected]
All 50 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 14 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 Kelso 23 aircraft · 19 piston singles, 2 gliders, 1 piston twins
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 14 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 359 in the last ten years
- Boeing Fld/King County International (BFI) 1 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- Seattle Paine Field International (PAE) 1 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- Palm Springs International (PSP) 1 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 131 landing places
- Washington 10,571 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/KLS.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 26, 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.