FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 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 -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-Mar-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:07 | | 14:07 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 14:37 |
| Sunset | | 18:04 | | 02:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:34 | | 02:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Mar-2025 01:13:01 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 08-Mar-2025 17:13:01 |
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| METAR |
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KPLU
4nm NE | 090055Z AUTO 22007G14KT 180V250 10SM OVC042 14/05 A3013 RMK AO2
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KTCM
5nm NW | 090055Z AUTO 22013KT 10SM OVC035 13/06 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP201 T01340058 $
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KGRF
8nm W | 082355Z AUTO 14012KT 10SM SCT036 OVC047 14/06 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP197 T01440057 10159 20115 55003 $
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KTIW
15nm NW | 090053Z 23012G18KT 10SM OVC033 12/07 A3012 RMK AO2 PK WND 20026/0002 SLP201 T01220067
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KTCM
5nm NW | 082100Z 0821/1003 20015G25KT 9999 OVC030 520004 QNH3007INS TEMPO 0821/0901 20018G30KT BECMG 0900/0901 22012KT 9999 SCT025 BKN030 QNH2990INS BECMG 0917/0918 18012G22KT 9999 BKN030 OVC050 650609 510005 QNH2986INS BECMG 0920/0921 25012KT 9000 -SHRA OVC020 640359 QNH2983INS TX14/0822Z TN07/0912Z
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KGRF
8nm W | 082100Z 0821/1003 14012G23KT 9999 BKN040 OVC055 520053 QNH3008INS BECMG 0823/0824 20015G28KT 9999 SCT030 OVC050 530053 QNH3007INS TEMPO 0900/0903 21015G30KT 530002 BECMG 0904/0905 21008KT 9999 SCT035 520103 QNH3003INS BECMG 0908/0909 18006KT 9999 FEW150 520103 QNH2999INS BECMG 0912/0914 19010G18KT 9999 BKN035 520103 QNH2990INS BECMG 0917/0918 18015G25KT 9999 BKN035 610505 530003 QNH2983INS BECMG 0922/0923 22015G30KT 9999 VCSH OVC025 610505 530003 QNH2984INS TX15/0823Z TN05/0914Z
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