Terminal Procedures

KCLS — Chehalis-Centralia

CHEHALIS, WA · 3 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA CLSElevation 177 ft1 runwayLongest 5,000 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume NW-1Not for navigation

1 published instrument approach: 1 RNAV (GPS).

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 162PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KCLS airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-fri 0700-1700
ARTCC
Seattle Center
Flight service
Seattle
NOTAM facility
SEA (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
16E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
Low
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
September 1937
Airport area
438 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Seattle
Last FAA inspection
2024-06-24

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KCLS radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8
Approach121.1Seattle

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

5,000 × 140 ft1634N500 ft
Runway layout at KCLS, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
16/345,000 ft140 ftConcrete GoodMedium intensity
  16 178°TPAPI (4-box) 3° · right-hand circuit
  34 358°TVASI (2-bar) 3.5°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KCLS is

Latitude, longitude46.6770280, -122.9827500
Elevation177 ft
From Chehalis1 nm W

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FAA remarks for KCLS

  • ESTABD PRIOR TO 15 MAY 1959.
  • TFC PATTERN TO THE WEST ON ALL RY APCHS.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 16 & 34; PAPI RWY 16; MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF.
  • POSSIBLE WILDLIFE ON RYS.
  • WEEKEND GLIDER ACTIVITY IN SPRING, SUMMER AND EARLY FALL.
  • FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near KCLS

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KTDOEd Carlson Meml Fld/South Lewis CountyTOLEDO, WA14 nm SE4
KOLMOlympia RgnlOLYMPIA, WA18 nm N9
KGRFGray AAF (Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord)FORT LEWIS/TACOMA, WA29 nm NE8
KKLSSouthwest Washington RgnlKELSO, WA34 nm S4
KSHNSanderson FldSHELTON, WA34 nm N4
KTCMMcchord Fld (Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord)TACOMA, WA35 nm NE21
KPLUPierce County/Thun FldPUYALLUP, WA38 nm NE3
KTIWTacoma NarrowsTACOMA, WA39 nm NE7

VFR charts covering KCLS

Common questions about KCLS

What charts are available for KCLS?

3 current FAA charts for Chehalis-Centralia, including 1 instrument approach. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KCLS?

CTAF 122.8. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KCLS?

Chehalis-Centralia has 1 runway. The longest is 16/34 at 5,000 ft by 140 ft, concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KCLS have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KCLS has 1 published instrument approach, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at KCLS?

Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.

Is KCLS a towered airport?

No — Chehalis-Centralia has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KCLS charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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