METAR & TAF KELN
Current METAR
Observed 15:53Z
KELN 111553Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 12/04 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP204 T01170044
- Wind
- VAR @ 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 12°C / 4°C
- Altimeter
- 30.13 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 1,566 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 2 NM N
- VFR sectional
- SEATTLE
- Pattern altitude
- 834 ft AGL · 2,597 ft MSL
- ARTCC
- ZSE · SEATTLE
- NOTAM facility
- ELN (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- JOSHUA FREDRICKSON
- Phone
- 509-962-7523
- Address
- 411 N. RUBY ST, SUITE #1, ELLENSBURG WA 98926
Flight service · Hours
- FSS SEA
- SEATTLE1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- MON-FRI · 0700-1600
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 29
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box right(3°) | — | — |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- CHTR,INSTR
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- DSTC TO GO MKRS NORTH SIDE OF RWY 11/29.
- 100LL AND JET A SELF SVC AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. FS JET A AVBL UPON REQ.
- EXTENSIVE FLIGHT TRAINING AT OR BELOW 7500 FT' WITHIN 10 NM OF ELN (MONITOR 123.0)
- TWY ALPHA, CHARLIE, ECHO CLSD.
- FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
Lighting notes
- ACTVT MIRLS RWY 11/29; PAPI RWY 29 - CTAF.
Runway surface & condition
- 11/29HAS 1460 FT STOPWAY NW END.
Other notes
- ESTABD PRIOR TO 15 MAY 1959.
- TIEDOWNS PILOT PROVIDED
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KELN
Answer card- ICAO
- KELN
- Name
- BOWERS FLD
- Location
- ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON
- Elevation
- 1,763.2 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 2,597.2 ft MSL (834 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 11/29 · 4,300 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 16°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 000° at 3 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 29
Bowers Fld sits in Ellensburg, Washington. The field elevation is 1,763.2 ft MSL. It has one runway, 11/29, which is 4,300 ft long. There is no control tower. Pattern altitude is 834 ft AGL, which is 2,597.2 ft MSL.
No ILS approaches are published here. CTAF and UNICOM are both 123.0. Expect a busy training environment. The Chart Supplement notes extensive flight training within 10 NM of ELN at or below 7,500 ft. Monitor 123.0 closely. Taxiways Alpha, Charlie and Echo are closed. Runway 11/29 has a 1,460 ft stopway at the northwest end. Medium intensity runway lights are on 11/29. The PAPI for runway 29 is activated by CTAF.
Mt. Stuart Aviation is on the field. It carries 100LL, Jet A and Jet A Prist. Self-serve 100LL and Jet A are available with credit card. Full service Jet A is available on request. Tiedowns are pilot provided. For a first-time arrival, the main things to plan for are the training traffic. Also plan for the non-towered pattern. Plan for the runway and taxiway closures. If you need clearance delivery help and cannot reach Flight Service, the published remark says to contact Seattle ARTCC.