Chehalis-Centralia Airport

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Chehalis-Centralia Airport

The Chehalis-Centralia Airport is located midway between Seattle and Portland adjacent to Interstate 5. Full service fueling is available for Jet-A fuel only.

The airport sits on 400 acres and has one primary runway (16-34) which is 5,000' x 150'. Corporate aircraft as large as a Gulfstream 450 regularly utilize the facility along with a high amount of general aviation aircraft. Flight training and aircraft maintenance is provided by Central Aircraft Repair and self service fuel is provided by the Airport. Our fuel prices are generally the lowest in the

state! A courtesy car is available for use when flying in during the week. Various restaurants are located on the east and west side of the airport. Riverside Golf Course is adjacent to the west side of the airport. The Chehalis-Centralia Airport has a commercial retail center along its east border near Interstate 5. Tenants include Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Walgreens, Starbucks, Applebee’s, Michaels, Big5, and approximately forty-eight more businesses.

08/13/2020

Bob and Diane Dempster 1924 Douglas World Cruiser on floats

08/12/2020

In these strange times, the Boys and Girls Club of Chehalis are doing what they can to keep the kids engaged and learning. Thank you!

When you can't go to the local airport for a field trip you bring them to Club! Thank you Brandon and Chehalis-Centralia Airport for participating in this summer's weekly Career Call and sharing with our members and answering all of their questions about the airport, planes, drones and more.

07/30/2020

A lot of hard work went into this aircraft. Great job David Thomas!

03/18/2020

As many of you are aware, the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting general aviation. Locally, we have temporarily closed our pilot lounge to avoid exposure of pilots. Restrooms are available near the fuel island. If things get worse, we may be operating with a reduced staff, but we will make sure to keep the lights on and fuel available! Please observe social distancing while in public and for goodness sakes remember to wash your hands!

Also, until further notice, all EAA meetings are canceled at the Chehalis-Centralia Airport.

12/11/2019

Vancouver-based Harbour Air has completed the first test fight of an all-electric commercial seaplane.

12/06/2019

Just a reminder this Holiday Season!

Lasers and planes are not a good combo. This holiday season remember to point laser light displays at your house NOT at the sky. Lasers can distract or temporarily blind a pilot causing a serious safety risk and violating federal law. Learn more at bit.ly/2DQGYq8.

09/25/2019

I stumbled across this article yesterday in one while waiting at the dentist office. It is a nice story about a pilot who bought an airplane out of Chehalis and then had it flown to the east coast. Check it out!

A Williston resident flew coast to coast to make a dream come true for a fellow pilot.Dave Gardner, 62, traveled to the Chehalis-Centralia Airport, which

05/06/2019

Our new kiosk for the Fly Washington Passport Program is officially up an running! Our maintenance guys did a great job building and installing this structure. If you see them around while visiting stop them and tell them, "Thank you".

04/23/2019

Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast In weather and traffic information in general aviation and air taxi aircraft have helped reduce the likelihood of an accident, on study found.

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900 NW Airport Way
Chehalis, WA
98532

Telephone

+13607481230

Website

http://ci.chehalis.wa.us/airport

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The Chehalis-Centralia Airport

The Chehalis-Centralia Airport is located midway between Seattle and Portland adjacent to Interstate 5. The airport sits on 400 acres and has one primary runway (16-34) which is 5,000' x 150'. Corporate aircraft as large as a Gulfstream 450 regularly utilize the facility along with a high amount of general aviation aircraft. Flight training and aircraft maintenance is provided by Central Aircraft Repair and self service fuel is provided by the Airport. Full service fueling is available for Jet-A fuel only. Our fuel prices are generally the lowest in the state! A courtesy car is available for use when flying in during the week. Various restaurants are located on the east and west side of the airport. Riverside Golf Course is adjacent to the west side of the airport. The Chehalis-Centralia Airport has a commercial retail center along its east border near Interstate 5. Tenants include Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Walgreens, Starbucks, Applebee’s, Michaels, Big5, and approximately forty-eight more businesses.

Our History:

The well-oiled machine that we now call the Chehalis-Centralia Airport was nothing but a 600-acre farm, owned by the Donahoe family, before a portion of it was developed and sold to Lewis County back in 1927. Not much happened on this piece of land until the dedication of an airstrip and the opening of the Riverside golf course on May 21, 1927. Before the dedication, Paul Donahoe constructed an aircraft maintenance facility which consisted of an office and a hangar, and the area was cleared to make way for a turf runway.

In 1928 the airport acquired 50 additional acres to its original 44 for the future development of the property. One year later the federal government recognized Chehalis-Centralia Airport as one of "The Best in the West."

Just before World War II, Lewis County joined with the city of Chehalis in joint ownership of the land, which then became known as the City-County Airport. At this time the airport managed 95 acres of land and would later purchase more than 200 acres surrounding the airport.

During WWII, the government temporarily took control of the airfield and used it for a training facility along with an area for diversion in case of an emergency. Within this time period, the government spent $798,799 for the development of two 5,000 foot runways, dikes, and a drainage system. After the war, the county-city board resumed control and the first commercial service began with a scheduled carrier called West Coast Airlines. West Coast Airlines provided service until its cancellation in 1958. Shortly after, the airport was annexed to the city of Chehalis.

The instrumental Airport Board, that is still used today, was organized in 1961 and Centralia became a partner. 31 years later an updated plan closed runways 1-19 due to extreme buckling to its surface. In 1983 a Medium Intensity Runway Lighting System (MIRL) was installed on Runway 15-33.

The airport has recovered beautifully from 2007's flood and currently has around a hundred based aircraft. There are 10 conventional hangars and 48 tee hangers, and a few years ago a project for a runway viewing area was completed for everyone to come and enjoy the air traffic on the southeast side of the field. Every day the airport administration is working to improve the 444 acres of property it manages.