FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026
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 |
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| SEAr168/22.0 | | SEATTLE VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 19E |
| OLMr056/22.5 | | OLYMPIA VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 19E |
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: | left | | right |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 200 ft. |
| Markings: | NSTD, in fair condition | | NSTD, 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 17-Mar-2013
from 1,500 ft looking northwest.
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Times for 18-Mar-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 13:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 14:17 |
| Sunset | | 19:18 | | 02:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:48 | | 02:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Mar-2026 02:48:04 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 18-Mar-2026 19:48:04 |
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KPLU
4nm NE | 190235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN006 OVC009 12/12 A3007 RMK AO2
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KTCM
5nm NW | 190205Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM OVC008 12/11 A3005 RMK AO2 CIG 007 RWY34 SLP180 $
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KGRF
8nm W | 190155Z 22006KT 10SM BKN007 OVC015 12/11 A3003 RMK AO2A RAE0055RAB07E42 SLP173 P0001 T01220109 $
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KTIW
15nm NW | 190215Z 23005KT 10SM -RA FEW009 OVC018 11/09 A3006 RMK AO2 RAE0156B15 P0000 T01060094
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KTCM
5nm NW | 190054Z 1900/2003 21006KT 9999 -RA BKN006 OVC025 QNH3005INS BECMG 1902/1903 24005KT 9999 VCSH BKN015 OVC035 QNH3004INS BECMG 1906/1907 21006KT 9000 -RA BKN008 OVC015 QNH3004INS BECMG 1912/1913 21009KT 9999 -SHRA BKN020 OVC040 QNH3007INS BECMG 1920/1921 22012KT 9000 -SHRA BKN015 OVC040 QNH3010INS TX13/1900Z TN10/1914Z
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KGRF
8nm W | 181300Z 1813/1919 20005KT 9000 -RA FEW007 SCT012 OVC019 520156 QNH2997INS TEMPO 1813/1815 BKN008 BECMG 1815/1816 21010G18KT 9000 -RA BR BKN015 OVC025 520156 QNH2999INS BECMG 1818/1819 20010G18KT 9000 -RA BR BKN012 OVC020 520156 QNH3003INS TEMPO 1819/1821 BKN008 BECMG 1821/1822 22010G18KT 9000 -RA BR BKN022 OVC030 520156 QNH3006INS BECMG 1903/1904 24010G18KT 6000 -SHRA BR BKN015 OVC050 520156 QNH3005INS TX14/1822Z TN10/1813Z
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