Airports / Washington / KLS
Southwest Washington Regional Airport
KKLS / KLSKelso, WashingtonELEV 20 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
34 nm
To the nearest alternate
Portland International Airport (PDX) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KKLS / KLS) sits in Kelso, Washington, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 20 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KLS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Portland International Airport (PDX, 34 nm), Portland Hillsboro Airport (HIO, 35 nm), and Portland Troutdale Airport (TTD, 40 nm).
Charter pricing from KLS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Molt Taylor Field and Kelso-Longview Regional. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kelso.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“We stopped by KLS for fuel (okay, it was really for a restroom break) and were unable to start our 182 to resume our flight.”
Jack Shattuck5★ on Google
Easy in & out
2/5 reviews“Makes it easy for a trip to the coast or even a mountaun tour”
Mike Hedges5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“We stopped by KLS for fuel (okay, it was really for a restroom break) and were unable to start our 182 to resume our flight.”
Jack Shattuck5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Southwest Washington Regional Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KKLS
IATA
KLS
FAA / Local
KLS
Elevation
20 ft
Coordinates
46.1180° N · 122.8980° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs WA fields
state range 10–2,556 ft
At 20 ft, KLS sits lower than 90% of the 51 Washington fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 34nmPDXPortland International AirportPortland
- 35nmHIOPortland Hillsboro AirportPortland
- 40nmTTDPortland Troutdale AirportPortland
- 41nmASTAstoria Regional AirportAstoria
- 51nmOLMOlympia Regional AirportOlympia
- 53nmKUAOAurora State AirportAurora
Location
Open the full mapKKLS · Southwest Washington Regional Airport · Kelso, WA
From the ramp
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