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3B8 Shady Acres Airport
Spanaway, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 3B8
Lat/Long: 47-04-13.4000N 122-22-15.9000W
47-04.223333N 122-22.265000W
47.0703889,-122.3710833
(estimated)
Elevation: 445 ft. / 136 m (estimated)
Variation: 20E (1985)
From city: 3 miles SE of SPANAWAY, WA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 98387

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1963
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SEA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
LANDING PATTERN INDICATOR PAINTED ON RY.
Lights: SS-SR

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (4 nm NE): 128.575 (253-848-2748)
WX ASOS at TCM (6 nm NW): PHONE 253-982-3434
WX ASOS at TIW (15 nm NW): PHONE 253-858-6507

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SEAr168/22.0SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E
OLMr056/22.5OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 1800 x 20 ft. / 549 x 6 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
Runway edge markings: DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH NSTD CHEVRONS.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: no200 ft.
Markings: NSTD, in fair conditionNSTD, in fair condition
Obstructions: 55 ft. trees, 819 ft. from runway, 11:1 slope to clear
90 FT TREES, 111 FT R FM RWY END. 5 FT FENCE, BRUSH, EMBANKMENT AND ROAD, 73 FT R FM RWY END. 15 FT TREE. 64 FT L, 80 FT RWY END.
15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
ROAD AT 23 FT; RWY 34 APCH SLP 13:1 TO DTHR; 9 FT SIGN, 76 FT L, AT 21 FT FM RWY END; 9 FT SIGN 69 FT R AT 20 FT; 39 FT POLE 111 FT L AT 18 FT FM RWY END. SIX 4 FT REFLECTIVE POSTS AT 12 FT CNTRD ON RWY. 4 FT FENCE AT 13 FT CNTRD ON RWY. 60 FT TREES, 89 FT R, 86 FT FM RWY.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: SHADY ACRES APT INC
4409 208 ST E
SPANAWAY, WA 98387
Phone 253-219-7980
Manager: JUDY SCOTT
20615 42ND AVE. E.
SPANAWAY, WA 98387
Phone 253-720-4546

Additional Remarks

TREES AND BLDGS IN TRSN SFCS.
ALL PATTERNS TO THE EAST.
SHADY ACRES PAINTED ON RWY MIDFIELD.
PLINE EAST TREES. PWR POLE N OF FIELD TREES MRKD WITH ORANGE BALLS.
PWR PLANTS WITH EMISSIONS THAT MAY NOT BE VSBL .5 & 1 SM NE OF APT.
CIV HELS FLY IN FIXED WING TFC PATS DUE TO LTD VIS. TWRS LCTD: 2100 FT NE, 160 FT AGL RED/W. LGTD AT NGT; 2700 FT E 150 FT AGL, LGTD AT NGT.
FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3B8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field (4 nm NE)
KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (6 nm NW)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (9 nm W)
KTIW - Tacoma Narrows Airport (15 nm NW)
S50 - Auburn Municipal Airport (17 nm N)
 
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Photo taken 17-Mar-2013
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Dec-2024
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2015:20
Sunrise07:5615:56
Sunset16:2400:24
Evening civil twilight17:0001:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Dec-2024 19:41:20
Local (UTC-8)  25-Dec-2024 11:41:20
 
METAR
KPLU 
4nm NE 
251915Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM 08/02 A2986 RMK AO2
KTCM 
5nm NW 
251855Z AUTO 14010KT 10SM -RA FEW029 FEW037 OVC050 07/04 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP117 P0001 T00710039 $
KGRF 
8nm W 
251858Z AUTO 09010KT 10SM -RA OVC043 07/04 A2984 RMK AO2 RAB58 SLP110 $
KTIW 
15nm NW 
251853Z 17008KT 10SM -RA OVC036 07/04 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP117 P0003 T00720044
TAF
KTCM 
5nm NW 
251816Z 2518/2619 16010G20KT 9000 -RA SCT015 OVC025 WS020/18045KT 620609 520105 QNH2930INS BECMG 2606/2607 17015G30KT 8000 -RA BKN020 620609 520009 QNH2918INS BECMG 2615/2616 21012KT 9000 -RA BKN015 OVC025 620609 520109 QNH2948INS TX09/2613Z TN07/2518Z
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