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KELN — Bowers Fld
Ellensburg, WA · field elevation 1,763 ft · NON-ATCT
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KELN current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KELN 100053Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM -RA OVC048 07/05 A2999 RMK AO2 RAB12 SLP164 P0001 T00720050
- Wind
- from 120° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,800 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint 5 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.99 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,165 ft · pressure altitude 1,693 ft
- Observed
- 53 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 120° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 29 | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KELN — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KELN — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 47.03485, -120.52886
- Elevation
- 1,763 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1459Z / 0033Z
- Magnetic variation
- 16°E (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Seattle
- County
- Kittitas, WA
Everything else KELN publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 4,300 | 150 | CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KEAT Pangborn Meml26 nm
- KYKM Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Fld28 nm
- KEPH Ephrata Muni45 nm
- KMWH Grant County Intl51 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KELN airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Washington airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.