KCLS · Chehalis Centralia Airport

CHEHALIS, WASHINGTON · SMALL AIRPORT

176

Elevation ft

Runway

5,000

Longest ft · 16/34

46.68N

122.98W

Chehalis Centralia Airport serves Chehalis, Washington at 176 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 5,000 by 140 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
16/34	5,000 × 140 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 176 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	176 ft	2,472 ft	2,129 ft	3,193 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,376 ft	2,706 ft	2,255 ft	3,383 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,576 ft	2,940 ft	2,382 ft	3,573 ft
35°C afternoon	2,618 ft	2,949 ft	2,386 ft	3,579 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 5,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,579 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KCLS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KOLM Olympia Regional Airport	18 nm N	5,500 ft
KSHN Sanderson Field	34 nm N	5,005 ft
KTIW Tacoma Narrows Airport	39 nm NE	5,002 ft
KHQM Bowerman Airport	43 nm NW	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCLS

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KCLS, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KCLS or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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