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Class E (sfc)

Columbia Gorge Regional Airport

ID KDLS FAA DLS Elev 247 ft Lat 45° 37.26' N Lon 121° 10.25' W Zulu …

Live conditions at KDLS

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Aerial view · KDLS

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for KDLS — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at KDLS

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,097 ft. Max gradient: 0.68%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 145° 5,097 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.55%
31 325° 5,097 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.55%
07 088° 4,647 ft 100 ft ASP No 0.68%
25 268° 4,647 ft 100 ft ASP No 0.68%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

4 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ASOS ASOS 135.175
  • CNTR SEATTLE CNTR 119.650
  • RDO SEATTLE RDO 122.650
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KDLS, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

8 matched · 21 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 13 threshold displaced 200 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Runway 07 threshold displaced 440 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Runway 25 threshold displaced 196 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

Watch for

  • Runway 13 threshold displaced 200 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 07 threshold displaced 440 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 25 threshold displaced 196 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 31: 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 13; MIRL Rwy 13–31 and Rwy 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (8)

  • Runway 13 threshold displaced 200 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 13: Thld dsplcd 200´

  • Runway 07 threshold displaced 440 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 07: Thld dsplcd 440´

  • Runway 25 threshold displaced 196 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 25: Thld dsplcd 196´

  • Airport attended 1600–0200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1600–0200Z‡.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 31: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 31: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 40´. Tree. RWY 01–19: H2911X75…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 13; MIRL Rwy 13–31 and Rwy 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 13; MIRL Rwy 13–31 and Rwy 01–19—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    birds on or near arpt.

  • Airport attended 1700–0100Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1700–0100Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A1 LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 13–31, Rwy 07–25 and REIL Rwy 31–CTAF.
  • ·REIL opr on 7 clicks only.
  • ·Waterfowl on and inovf arpt.
  • ·Mountains byd 5000´ apch Rwy 31.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 509-767-2272
  • ·ASOS 135.175 (509) 767–1726.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®SEATTLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 119.65 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Seattle ARTCC at 253-351-3694.
  • ·KLICKITAT (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 112.3 LTJ Chan 70 N45º42.82´ W121º06.05´ 186º 6.3 NM to fld. 3220/21E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 003º–017º byd 40 NM 192º–198º byd 40 NM 207º–211º byd 40 NM 306º–311º byd 40 NM LDA/DME 109.35 I–DLS Chan 30(Y) Rwy 25.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 33º rgt of course.
  • ·TILLAMOOK (TMK)(KTMK) 3 S UTC–8(–7DT) N45º25.10´ W123º48.86´ 39 B NOTAM FILE TMK RWY 13–31: H5001X75 (ASPH) S–60, D–75, 2D–125 MIRL 0.4% up SE RWY 13: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·PAPI Rwys 13 and 31 and Rwys 01 and 19 oper cont.
  • ·Ultralight acft on and invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 01 markings fading and chipping.
  • ·Rwy 19 markings fading and chipping.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 503-842-2413
  • ·AWOS–3PT 120.0 (503) 842–8792.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®SEATTLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.2 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Seattle ARTCC at 253-351-3694.
  • ·NEWBERG (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 117.4 UBG Chan 121 N45º21.19´ W122º58.69´ 256º 35.6 NM to fld. 1443/21E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 095º–105º byd 40 NM 106º–120º byd 40 NM blo 7,800´ 106º–120º byd 60 NM 135º–328º byd 40 NM 329º–346º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 329º–346º byd 70 NM 347º–080º byd 40 NM TOKETEE STATE (See CLEARWATER on page 168) SEATTLE H–1B, L–13A IAP SEATTLE H–1B, L–1C IAP NW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

The Dalles Municipal Airport

Source: OurAirports community

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Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KDLS — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KDLS

21 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

21

since 1982

Fatal

1

4.8% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 37,431 ops in 2012

2024 total

16,453

10-yr total

164,703

2024 mix

AC/AT 11% · GA 83% · Mil 6%

Events / million ops

36.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.73

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=21

  • Gear-up landing 5
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Other 3
  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-03-11 RAVIRAJ MOHIL CCX-2000 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-07-26 HUGHES HELICOPTERS INC 369E · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2008-07-10 Beech N35 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2007-05-11 Cessna T210L · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2024-02-27 Piper PA-18A 150 · Stall / spin · day →
2023-10-19 Cessna 152 · Weather · VMC · night →
2019-07-19 Cessna 210 5(205) · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2017-03-31 OTT 601XL-B · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2016-08-01 SPERLING RICHARD G LANCAIR 360 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2015-08-19 Aero Commander 500 B · Other · VMC · day →
2015-02-15 Cessna T210 - L · Gear-up · VMC · night →
2005-02-22 Piper PA-28-181 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2004-09-11 WSK PZL Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 Wilga 80 · Loss of control · day →
1997-05-10 Piper PA-22-150 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1992-09-02 Piper PA-46-310P · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1988-07-12 Beech C23 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1988-04-15 Mooney M20E · Other · night →
1987-06-09 Cessna 150L · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1984-07-04 Rearwin REARWIN 8125 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-10-07 AMERICAN,Piper AA-1A,PA-38-112 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1983-01-24 Mooney M20K · Engine failure · day →

Designees in OR

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KDLS — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

995

Flight Instructors

A&P

2,693

Mechanics

AME

25

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

5

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

1

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

5

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

4

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

15

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

13

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

58

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

6

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

Schools

42

Flight Schools

FBO

44

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

19

Flying Clubs

Repair

9

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

16

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KDLS

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Douglas Scott Holzman Hood River OR 16 nm
Stacy Jean Grabb Hood River OR 16 nm
David Olcott Koebel Troutdale OR 52 nm
Rainer Gades Troutdale OR 52 nm
David Olcott Koebel Vancouver WA 60 nm
Jason Thomas Robinson Vancouver WA 60 nm
Cody Lyle Barton Aurora OR 71 nm
Katie Erin Leonard Aurora OR 71 nm
Kenneth Melberg Chapman Aurora OR 71 nm
Mary Adene Schu Aurora OR 71 nm

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

CFIs near KDLS

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
William Charles Pielli The Dalles OR 2 nm
Lars-Eric Carl Ljungqvist The Dalles OR 2 nm
Robert Steven Tym Wahkiacus WA 14 nm
Douglas Scott Holzman White Salmon WA 15 nm
Stacy Jean Grabb White Salmon WA 15 nm
Daniel Lewis Shaw White Salmon WA 15 nm
Robert Falkner Grabb White Salmon WA 15 nm
Brian Michael Walsh White Salmon WA 15 nm
Christopher John Garger White Salmon WA 15 nm
Jonathan Yu Harris White Salmon WA 15 nm

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

A&P mechanics near KDLS

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
John David Banks Dallesport WA 1 nm
Leroy Grover Conner Dallesport WA 1 nm
Charles Richard Thompson Jr Dallesport WA 1 nm
Darren Wade Smith Dallesport WA 1 nm
Phillip Gregory Burke Dallesport WA 1 nm
Tyrell Robert Edling The Dalles OR 2 nm
John Robert Shearer The Dalles OR 2 nm
Matthew Joseph Davis The Dalles OR 2 nm
Michael Jay Johnson The Dalles OR 2 nm
Ned Alan Pointer The Dalles OR 2 nm

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

Repair stations near KDLS

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 47 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 63 nm
Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Aurora, OR
 71 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Aurora, OR
 71 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 75 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 75 nm
Val Avionics, Ltd.
Salem, OR
 89 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 100 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 111 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 115 nm

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