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The City of Kelso takes great pride in the Southwest Washington Regional Airport and "Molt Taylor Field". The City is committed to providing excellent service to all that choose to fly into Kelso. We have hangars available. Do not forget our 24 hour card lock fuel and 24 hour call out Jet Fuel.
Southwest Washington Regional Airport WEB CAM
Below is a link to the Washington State Department of Transportation's website providing four views from the Southwest Washington Regional Airport web camera.
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/WebCam/KelsoLongview.htm
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Below is a link providing technical information about the Southwest Washington Regional Airport.
http://www.airnav.com/airport/KKLS
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Airport Operations Manager: Dan Johnson
Airport Address: 2215 Parrott Way, Kelso, WA 98626
Office Address: 2222 S. Pacific Ave. #A, Kelso, WA 98626
Phone: (360) 261-8268
Fax: (360) 423-8196
Fixed Based Operator, Kelso Aviation: Dennis Wise
Address: 2215 S. Parrott Way, Kelso, WA 98626
Phone: (360) 414-4333
Fax: (360) 414-7050
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AT THE AIRPORT:
- Fuel (prices call 360-414-4333)
- Flight School
- Hangars for lease (call 360-261-8268)
- Tie downs
- Airplane wash rack facility
- Airplane Mechanical Service
- Runway 12/30 is 4,391 feet long and 100 feet wide
- The airport has an Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) available on frequency 135.075
- Both Runways have two box Visual Approach Slope Indicators (VASIs)
- Runway is lighted with Medium Intensity Runway Lights (MIRLs)
- Runway 12 has Runway End Identifier Lights (REILs)
PAVEMENT STRENGTH
- 38,000 for single wheel landing gear
- 46,000 pounds for dual wheel landing gear
- 74,000 pounds for aircraft with dual tandem landing gear
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NEAR BY OUR AIRPORT WE HAVE:
AIRPORT HISTORY
The Southwest Washington Regional Airport started out as a grass landing strip on a dairy farm, approximately 109 acres of land that is now owned by the City of Kelso. In 1950 improvements were made and the landing strip became a paved runway. Then in the 1960's material and labor were donated to build an administration building. In 1980 there were major improvements on construction of a parallel taxi way and the reconstruction and realignment of the runway.
The Airport has 70 hangers and 46 tie down spaces. Thirty of the hangers are located on the east side of the airport and include the maintenance hanger operated by the FBO. The remaining 40 hangers are located on the northwest side of the airport. The tie downs spaces are located on either side of the FBO. To the south are 17 tie downs with adequate space to accommodate small, twin engine aircraft. The tie downs located to the north of the FBO include 4 spaces for larger aircraft, 8 spaces for medium sized aircraft and 17 regular sized tie downs. The airport owns the land and provides ground leases for hangers and tie downs.
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MOLT TAYLOR FIELD
Moulton Taylor grew up in Seattle and lived in Longview, Washington and dreamed of an Aerocar. In the summer of 1959 Moulton Taylor and his student Ed Sweeney steered a four-wheeled vehicle down a run way, that if stripped of its wings and tail section could been driving on the roadway signaling turns and driven into town.
Molt and his wife often flew to Seattle from the Southwest Washington Regional Airport, watched the boat races and then return to the Southwest Washington Regional Airport. The Aerocar never developed as Molt had hoped. Mr. Taylor passed away in 1995; his widow Lillian still lives in Longview, WA.
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For more information please Contact our Staff.
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