# Bowers Field (ELN / KELN)

**Bowers Field** (IATA: ELN, ICAO: KELN) is a small airport in Ellensburg, Washington, United States. It opened in Dec 1938. It has one runway, 4,300 ft (1,311 m) long, concrete.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/keln

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ELN / KELN
- FAA: ELN
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Ellensburg, Washington, United States
- Opened: Dec 1938
- Elevation: 1,763 ft / 537 m
- Coordinates: 47.0330, -120.5310
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,300 ft / 1,311 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/AllStateAirports/Ellensburg_BowersField.htm
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowers_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3813575
- Weather station: KELN
- Ident: KELN

## Timeline

- Dec 1938: Bowers Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 4,300 ft / 1,311 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 133° / 313° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,300 ft / 1,311 m | =8,575 of 29,858 | =3,314 in North America | =2,737 in US |
| Elevation | 1,763 ft / 537 m | #10,163 of 43,403 | #4,497 in North America | #3,390 in US |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =246 in North America | =228 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 118.375 |
| CNTR | SEATTLE CNTR | 132.600 |
| RDO | SEATTLE RDO | 122.200 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.000 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/keln/data