KDLS · Columbia Gorge Regional Airport

DALLESPORT / THE DALLES, OREGON · MEDIUM AIRPORT

247

Elevation ft

Runways

5,097

Longest ft · 13/31

45.62N

121.17W

Columbia Gorge Regional Airport serves Dallesport / The Dalles, Oregon at 247 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 5,097 by 100 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
13/31	5,097 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
07/25	4,647 × 100 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 247 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)	247 ft	2,486 ft	2,136 ft	3,204 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,447 ft	2,720 ft	2,263 ft	3,394 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,647 ft	2,954 ft	2,389 ft	3,584 ft
35°C afternoon	2,706 ft	2,966 ft	2,395 ft	3,593 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 5,097 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,593 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 KDLS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTTD Portland Troutdale Airport	52 nm W	5,399 ft
KS33 Madras Municipal Airport	57 nm S	5,091 ft
KPDX Portland International Airport	60 nm W	11,000 ft
KYKM Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field	63 nm NE	7,604 ft
KUAO Aurora State Airport	71 nm W	5,003 ft
KSPB Scappoose Industrial Airpark	71 nm W	5,100 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KDLS

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KDLS, 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 KDLS or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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