Columbia Gorge Regional Airport
Coordinates: 45°37′07″N 121°10′02″W / 45.61861°N 121.16722°W
| Columbia Gorge Regional Airport The Dalles Municipal Airport |
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| IATA: DLS – ICAO: KDLS – FAA LID: DLS | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of The Dalles, Oregon & Klickitat County, Washington | ||
| Serves | The Dalles, Oregon | ||
| Location | Dallesport, Washington | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 247 ft / 75 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 7/25 | 4,647 | 1,416 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 5,097 | 1,554 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 16,282 | ||
| Based aircraft | 57 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (IATA: DLS, ICAO: KDLS, FAA LID: DLS), also referred to as The Dalles Municipal Airport, is a public airport located in Klickitat County in the U.S. state of Washington, two miles (3 km) northeast of the city of The Dalles in the state of Oregon. The airport is jointly owned by the city of The Dalles and Klickitat County.[1] It is adjacent to the Columbia River, near the east end of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.[2]
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[edit] History
During the Great Depression, the city was granted $12,000 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), but that was later revoked in 1935 when the WPA learned the city only leased the airport.[3]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Columbia Gorge Regional Airport covers an area of 997 acres (403 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 7/25 measuring 4,647 x 100 ft (1,416 x 30 m) and 12/30 measuring 5,097 x 100 ft (1,554 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 10, 2007, the airport had 16,282 aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day: 84% general aviation, 11% air taxi and 5% military. At that time there were 57 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, 4% jet and 4% helicopter.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for DLS (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
- ^ Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
- ^ "$12,000 Airport Grant For Dalles Rescinded". The Oregonian. Associated Press: p. 8. December 7, 1935.
[edit] External links
- Columbia Gorge Airport, official site
- The Dalles Municipal Airport at Washington State DOT
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KDLS
- ASN accident history for DLS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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