FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 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 |
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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 08-Jan-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:21 | | 15:21 |
| Sunrise | | 07:56 | | 15:56 |
| Sunset | | 16:37 | | 00:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:12 | | 01:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Jan-2025 17:40:09 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 08-Jan-2025 09:40:09 |
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KPLU
4nm NE | 081715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 06/06 A3050 RMK AO2
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KTCM
5nm NW | 081655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC022 06/06 A3049 RMK AO2 SLP331 T00630057 $
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KGRF
8nm W | 081655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC023 07/06 A3047 RMK AO2 SLP324 T00670058 $
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KTIW
15nm NW | 081701Z 00000KT 10SM SCT006 OVC024 07/06 A3050 RMK AO2 T00720061
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KTCM
5nm NW | 081020Z 0810/0911 VRB05KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC040 610902 QNH3040INS TEMPO 0810/0812 BKN004 BECMG 0811/0812 VRB05KT 9999 NSW BKN020 OVC030 QNH3040INS BECMG 0821/0822 35006KT 9999 BKN020 QNH3044INS BECMG 0901/0902 35008KT 9999 FEW030 QNH3044INS TX10/0821Z TN05/0816Z
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KGRF
8nm W | 081300Z 0813/0919 VRB03KT 9999 OVC030 QNH3039INS BECMG 0816/0817 03005KT 9999 FEW035 QNH3042INS BECMG 0906/0907 05007KT 1600 BR BKN005 QNH3041INS TEMPO 0907/0910 0800 FG BECMG 0910/0911 07003KT 9999 NSW SKC QNH3043INS TX09/0823Z TN04/0913Z
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