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KKLS — Southwest Washington Rgnl
Kelso, WA · field elevation 20 ft · NON-ATCT
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KKLS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KKLS 252256Z AUTO 28012G20KT 10SM FEW036 SCT047 SCT090 17/09 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP194 T01720094 $
- Wind
- from 280° at 12 kt, gusting 20 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.09 inHg
- Density altitude
- 76 ft · pressure altitude -150 ft
- Observed
- 61 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 280° at 12 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 9 kt head | 8 kt from the left |
| 12 | 9 kt tail | 8 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 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
- 1403Z / 0203Z
- 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.