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KCLS · Chehalis Centralia Airport

ICAO · US · 15 NTSB events

ID KCLS FAA CLS Elev 176 ft Lat 46° 40.62' N Lon 122° 58.98' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.11%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 178° 5,000 ft 140 ft Concrete Yes 0.11%
34 358° 5,000 ft 140 ft Concrete Yes 0.11%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • APP SEATTLE APP 121.100
  • DEP SEATTLE DEP 124.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KCLS on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 10 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; PAPI Rwy 16; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; PAPI Rwy 16; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 16–34: H5000X140 (CONC) S–30, D–30, 2D–85 MIRL RWY 16: R…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; PAPI Rwy 16; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; PAPI Rwy 16; MIRL Rwy 16–34—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (10 sentences)
  • ·VASI(V2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 41´.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1500–0100Z‡.
  • ·Fuel avbl 24 hrs by credit card only.
  • ·Possible wildlife on rwys.
  • ·Weekend glider activity in spring, summer and early fall.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 360-748-1230
  • ·AWOS–3 118.025 (360) 740–5164.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®SEATTLE APP CON 121.1 SEATTLE CENTER DEP CON 124.2 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Seattle ARTCC at 253-351-3694.
  • ·OLYMPIA (VH) (H) VORTACW 113.4 OLM Chan 81 N46º58.30´ W122º54.11´ 172º 18.0 NM to fld. 200/19E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 223º–258º byd 20 NM blo 4,100´ 258º–283º byd 30 NM blo 4,100´ 358º–043º byd 10 NM blo 6,000´ 358º–043º byd 20 NM blo 7,000´ DME unusable: 223º–258º byd 20 NM blo 4,100´ 258º–283º byd 30 NM blo 4,100´ 358º–043º byd 10 NM blo 6,000´ 358º–043º byd 20 NM blo 7,000´ VOR unusable: 059º–069º byd 40 NM blo 10,000´ 059º–069º byd 63 NM blo 18,000´ 070º–080º byd 40 NM 102º–117º byd 40 NM 135º–145º byd 40 NM 154º–168º byd 40 NM blo 10,000´ 154º–168º byd 54 NM 169º–220º byd 40 NM 225º–297º byd 40 NM 313º–328º byd 40 NM blo 10,000´ SEATTLE H–1B, L–1C IAP NW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

15 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

15

since 1982

Fatal

1

6.7% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 48,865 ops in 2007

2024 total

47,710

10-yr total

479,155

2024 mix

AC/AT 9% · GA 90% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

2.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.14

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 2

All time · n=15

  • Loss of control 3
  • Other 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Runway excursion 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-01-27 Piper PA-28-140 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
2005-12-11 Hitchens EDI 90FT · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2026-03-21 CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162 · Other · VMC · day →
2025-09-11 Thomas Graham Teenie Two · Other · day →
2014-08-26 THOMAS C SIKES LOEHLE 5151 MUSTANG · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2014-01-25 SIMPSON Amphibeous Trike/No · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2008-07-23 Mooney M20K · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2005-09-08 North American AT-6D · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2004-05-05 Robinson R-22 Mariner · Engine failure · day →
2002-12-23 Grumman American AA-1 · Engine failure · VMC →
2001-02-19 Landry Gyrobee · Loss of control · IMC · day →
1999-04-30 Boeing B75N1 · Loss of control · day →
1994-05-01 Cessna 150K · Weather · dusk →
1991-09-01 North American NAVION A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1991-07-12 Piper PA-20 · Other · day →

Designees in WA

CFI Flight Instructors 2,589 A&P Mechanics 9,329 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 68 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 7 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 6 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 58 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 39 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 54 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 13 ODA Organizational Designations 13 Schools Flight Schools 57 FBO Fixed Base Operators 40 Clubs Flying Clubs 36 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 20

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Julie Ann Elizabeth Paasch Oakville WA 14 nm
David Ames Tumwater WA 19 nm
Mel D Ceccanti Graham WA 36 nm
Marie Fox Kellermann Puyallup WA 41 nm
Maureen Claire Mayo Gig Harbor WA 43 nm
William Devereaux Gig Harbor WA 43 nm
Galey William Corby Federal Way WA 46 nm
Peter Kim Des Moines WA 51 nm
James Edward Simon Kent WA 53 nm
Howard William Wolvington Seatac WA 54 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Karl Lenz Gruber Chehalis WA 1 nm
John Palya Pope Chehalis WA 1 nm
Jerald Scott Swena Chehalis WA 1 nm
Todd Allen Mason Chehalis WA 1 nm
John Charles Trevena Chehalis WA 1 nm
John Willard Lyttle Jr Chehalis WA 1 nm
Stephen Ki Chung Hui Chehalis WA 1 nm
Steven Warren Bailey Chehalis WA 1 nm
Tanner Russell Mainero Chehalis WA 1 nm
Russell Lyman Morton Centralia WA 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
David Bruce Jolliff Chehalis WA 1 nm
Walter Beatty Jordan Chehalis WA 1 nm
Timothy Wallace Juneau Chehalis WA 1 nm
Antony Korn Chehalis WA 1 nm
Todd A Baty Chehalis WA 1 nm
Edral Matthew Davis Chehalis WA 1 nm
Dennis Alan Dick Chehalis WA 1 nm
David Bruce Ketchum Chehalis WA 1 nm
Charles Edward Nugent Chehalis WA 1 nm
Kendall Richard Kilbourn Chehalis WA 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 38 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 39 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 50 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 69 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 75 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 79 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 83 nm
Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Aurora, OR
 86 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Aurora, OR
 86 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 95 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.