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KKLS — Southwest Washington Rgnl
Kelso, WA · field elevation 20 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KKLS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
SPECI KKLS 100124Z AUTO 15013G22KT 10SM -RA FEW012 BKN060 OVC090 13/11 A2989 RMK AO2 P0003 $
- Wind
- from 150° at 13 kt, gusting 22 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 6,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 13 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.89 inHg
- Density altitude
- -176 ft · pressure altitude 50 ft
- Observed
- 16 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 150° at 13 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 13 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 30 | 13 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
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
4 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 29,500–29,500 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KKLS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KKLS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 46.11800, -122.89836
- Elevation
- 20 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1506Z / 0045Z
- Magnetic variation
- 17°E (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Seattle
- County
- Cowlitz, WA
Everything else KKLS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 4,391 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.725
- UNICOM
- 122.725
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KSPB Scappoose21 nm
- KVUO Pearson Fld32 nm
- KCLS Chehalis-Centralia34 nm
- KPDX Portland Intl34 nm
- KHIO Portland-Hillsboro35 nm
- KTTD Portland-Troutdale40 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KKLS 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.