Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KKLS) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts

Live aviation weather for Southwest Washington Regional Airport in Kelso, WA, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.

Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KKLS) is a regional airport serving Kelso, WA at 20 ft. KKLS reports its own METAR — decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 2 runways (12, 30) — longest 4,391 ft — are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. Automated weather is broadcast on 135.075. Track KKLS in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get a message when a new METAR changes the picture — flight category, wind, or ceiling past your selected minimums.

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Current pilot readout for KKLS

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at KKLS. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.

Current wind is calm — calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

Runway	Length	Surface	Head / Tail	Crosswind
12	4,391 ft	ASP	—	—
30	4,391 ft	ASP	—	—

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip — flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Over the last 17 h: wind 7→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → 6,000 ft.

KKLS weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast — drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

Live weather radar around Southwest Washington Regional Airport in Kelso, WA: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around KKLS is headed.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © OpenStreetMap © CARTO

Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KKLS

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours — via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0306Z (8:06 PM PDT) · 89 NM N of KKLS · 7,500 ft MSL · E75L

moderate 7,500–5,000 ft turbulence

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SEA UA /OV SEA010006/TM 0306/FL075/TP E75L/TB MOD 075-050/RM CELL EXTENDING NE

SEA UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV SEA010006Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0306Reported at 03:06 UTC.

FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.

TP E75LAircraft type reporting.

TB MOD 075-050Turbulence: moderate 7,500–5,000 ft.

RM CELL EXTENDING NERemarks.

PIREP0305Z (8:05 PM PDT) · 93 NM N of KKLS · 2,000 ft MSL · PC12

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BFI UA /OV BFI315007/TM 0305/FL020/TP PC12/RM SMOOTH RIDE

BFI UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV BFI315007Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0305Reported at 03:05 UTC.

FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.

TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.

RM SMOOTH RIDERemarks.

URGENT0133Z (6:33 PM PDT) · 89 NM N of KKLS · 300 ft MSL · BE99

low-level wind shear

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BFI UUA /OV BFI315001/TM 0133/FL003/TP BE99/RM LLWS +/- 10KTS

BFI UUAHeader — reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).

OV BFI315001Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0133Reported at 01:33 UTC.

FL003Altitude: 300 ft MSL.

TP BE99Aircraft type reporting.

RM LLWS +/- 10KTSRemarks.

PIREP0123Z (6:23 PM PDT) · 90 NM N of KKLS · 1,000 ft MSL · B190

low-level wind shear

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BFI UA /OV BFI315003/TM 0123/FL010/TP B190/RM LLWS +/- 5-7KTS

BFI UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV BFI315003Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0123Reported at 01:23 UTC.

FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.

TP B190Aircraft type reporting.

RM LLWS +/- 5-7KTSRemarks.

PIREP0102Z (6:02 PM PDT) · 93 NM N of KKLS · 2,000 ft MSL · DC9

low-level wind shear

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BFI UA /OV BFI315007/TM 0102/FL020/TP DC9/RM LLWS +/- 3-5KTS

BFI UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV BFI315007Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0102Reported at 01:02 UTC.

FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.

TP DC9Aircraft type reporting.

RM LLWS +/- 3-5KTSRemarks.

PIREP0055Z (5:55 PM PDT) · 94 NM N of KKLS · during descent · PC12

light chop turbulence

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BFI UA /OV BFI315008/TM 0055/FL020/TP PC12/TB LGT CHOP/RM DURD

BFI UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV BFI315008Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0055Reported at 00:55 UTC.

FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.

TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.

TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.

RM DURDRemarks.

PIREP0045Z (5:45 PM PDT) · 93 NM N of KKLS · during descent · C700

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BFI UA /OV BFI315007/TM 0045/FL020/TP C700/RM SMOOTH RIDE DURD

BFI UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV BFI315007Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0045Reported at 00:45 UTC.

FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.

TP C700Aircraft type reporting.

RM SMOOTH RIDE DURDRemarks.

PIREP0035Z (5:35 PM PDT) · 90 NM N of KKLS · 500 ft MSL · FA7X

low-level wind shear

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BFI UA /OV BFI315002/TM 0035/FL005/TP FA7X/RM LLWS +/- 5KTS

BFI UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV BFI315002Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0035Reported at 00:35 UTC.

FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.

TP FA7XAircraft type reporting.

RM LLWS +/- 5KTSRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use — conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KKLS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KKLS reported mostly VFR across 20 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours

VFR 60%MVFR 40%

Wind avg/max: 5/10 kt

Max gust: —

Lowest ceiling: 1,600 ft

Lowest vis: —

Prevailing wind: S

Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days

VFR 73%MVFR 25%IFR 2%

Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt

Max gust: 18 kt

Lowest ceiling: 900 ft

Lowest vis: 7 sm

Prevailing wind: NW

Category changes: 16

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Active Runway - past 30 days

30: 91%
12: 9%

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Airport facts

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type: Regional airport
ICAO: KKLS
IATA: KLS
FAA LID: KLS
City: Kelso
State: Washington
Country: United States
Elevation: 20 ft
Coordinates: 46.1180, -122.8980
Runways: 2
Longest runway: 4,391 ft
Weather reporting: Reports METAR
TAF: Nearest KPDX
AWOS/ASOS: 135.075 MHz
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset: 22h 15m

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Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Within 25 NM

8 airports

KSPBScappoose Industrial AirparkScappoose, OR21 nm SVFR METAR WN80Walters Arv UltralightportKelso, WA2 nm SE WN24Cougar Flat AirstripCastle Rock, WA11 nm N W27Woodland State AirportWoodland, WA15 nm SE WA29La Center View-Air AirportLa Center, WA19 nm SE US-0837RNR Farms AirportCathlamet, WA20 nm W

+2 more within 25 NM

25–50 NM

8 airports

KVUOPearson FieldVancouver, WA32 nm SVFR METAR KCLSChehalis Centralia AirportChehalis, WA34 nm NVFR METAR KPDXPortland International AirportPortland, OR34 nm SVFR METAR · TAF KTTDPortland Troutdale AirportPortland, OR40 nm SEVFR METAR · TAF KASTAstoria Regional AirportAstoria, OR41 nm WVFR METAR · TAF WN59Nelsons Nitch AirportOnalaska, WA26 nm N

+2 more within 50 NM

50–100 NM

8 airports

KOLMOlympia Regional AirportOlympia, WA51 nm NVFR METAR · TAF KUAOAurora State AirportAurora, OR53 nm SVFR METAR · TAF KMMVMcMinnville Municipal AirportMcMinnville, OR56 nm SVFR METAR KTMKTillamook AirportTillamook, OR57 nm SWMVFR METAR KGRFGray Army Air FieldFort Lewis/Tacoma, WA59 nm NVFR METAR · TAF KTCMMcChord Air Force BaseTacoma, WA64 nm NVFR METAR · TAF

+2 more within 100 NM

RC flying fields nearby

AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport — live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.

Clatskanie District Rd. — Clatskanie, OR · 15 mi
Serenity Flyers RC Club - Serene Hills Air Park — La Center, WA · 23 mi
Lewis County Radio Controllers - Buckley Rd — Toledo, WA · 25 mi

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Historical Flying Weather

2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index

Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KKLS reported VFR conditions during about 72.4% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 222 VFR flying days a year. April had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 4.3 kt, calm 30.3% of the time.

VFR Score

Wind Score

Reliability Score

National VFR rank

#1116 of 1,400

Regional rank

#19

State rank

#23

Full historical breakdown

Daylight VFR

72.4%

MVFR

22.3%

IFR

5.0%

LIFR

3.6%

Est. VFR days/yr

222

Most VFR month

April

Fewest VFR month

December

Median ceiling

3,100 ft

Median visibility

10 sm

Calm wind

30.3%

Median wind

4 kt

Gusty hours

9.4%

Crosswind >15 kt

0.0%

Fog/mist days/yr

Thunderstorm days/yr

Summer density alt

785 ft

Flight category by month

VFRMVFRIFRLIFR

KKLS monthly flight-category distribution, 2006–2025
Month	VFR %	MVFR %	IFR %	LIFR %
Jan	55.4	28.1	8.7	7.8
Feb	63.4	26.6	5.5	4.5
Mar	71.6	21.3	3.9	3.2
Apr	79.3	17.4	1.8	1.5
May	77.0	19.7	2.5	0.8
Jun	77.0	20.7	1.7	0.6
Jul	73.1	22.8	3.7	0.3
Aug	71.7	21.5	6.3	0.5
Sep	75.8	17.9	4.3	2.0
Oct	69.7	19.4	5.2	5.7
Nov	61.8	23.8	6.8	7.6
Dec	53.7	28.4	9.8	8.1

Average wind by month

KKLS average wind by month, 2006–2025
Month	Mean wind (kt)
Jan	4.9 kt
Feb	4.3 kt
Mar	4.5 kt
Apr	4.1 kt
May	4.1 kt
Jun	4.2 kt
Jul	4.4 kt
Aug	3.9 kt
Sep	3.5 kt
Oct	3.6 kt
Nov	4.7 kt
Dec	5.0 kt

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Historical summary of past observations — not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.

KKLS weather — frequently asked

What runways are available at KKLS?+

KKLS has 2 runways — 12, 30; the longest is 4,391 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.

Does KKLS report its own weather?+

Yes — Southwest Washington Regional Airport has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.

Does KKLS have a TAF?+

No — KKLS does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPDX, about 34 nm away.

Does KKLS broadcast D-ATIS?+

No — KKLS does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for KKLS from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR instead.

Pilot PIREPs for Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KKLS)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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