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3B8 Shady Acres Airport
Spanaway, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025

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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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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From to 3B8

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:4911:49
Sunrise05:2612:26
Sunset20:4703:47
Evening civil twilight21:2404:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-May-2025 23:51:24
Local (UTC-7)  23-May-2025 16:51:24
 
METAR
KPLU 
4nm NE 
232335Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM FEW055 21/05 A3008 RMK AO2
KTCM 
5nm NW 
232255Z AUTO 32010KT 10SM FEW140 20/05 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01950052 $
KGRF 
8nm W 
232302Z AUTO 22011KT 10SM CLR 20/03 A3006 RMK AO2 WSHFT 2258 SLP183 $
KTIW 
15nm NW 
232253Z VRB06KT 10SM CLR 18/03 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01780033
TAF
KTCM 
5nm NW 
232100Z 2321/2503 28012KT 9999 FEW045 SCT190 QNH3007INS BECMG 2402/2403 34006KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3008INS BECMG 2414/2415 35006KT 9999 BKN200 QNH3005INS BECMG 2417/2418 24012KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2992INS TX22/2421Z TN08/2413Z
KGRF 
8nm W 
232100Z 2321/2503 25009KT 9999 SCT040 SCT200 QNH3005INS BECMG 2403/2404 13006KT 9999 FEW040 SCT150 QNH3007INS BECMG 2414/2415 09009KT 9999 SKC QNH2991INS TX18/2400Z TN03/2412Z
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