It is located near Dallesport, Washington and two nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the city of The Dalles in the state of Oregon.

In 2002, Klickitat County joined the city of The Dalles in a joint operating agreement.

[7] The airport covers an area of 997 acres (403 ha) at an elevation of 247 feet (75 m) above mean sea level.

[1] For the 12-month period ending January 28, 2019, the airport had 16,282 aircraft operations, an average of 45 per day: 84% general aviation, 11% air taxi, and 5% military.

At that time there were 67 aircraft based at this airport: 62 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, 2 helicopter, and 1 glider.