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49WA Cougar Mountain Airfield
Yelm, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 49WA
Lat/Long: 46-50-49.3640N 122-31-19.4290W
46-50.822733N 122-31.323817W
46.8470456,-122.5220636
(estimated)
Elevation: 470 ft. / 143 m (estimated)
Variation: 20E (1985)
From city: 7 miles SE of YELM, WA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 98597

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/1974
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at OLM (17 nm NW): PHONE 360-754-0781
WX ASOS at TCM (18 nm N): PHONE 253-982-3434
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (18 nm NE): 128.575 (253-848-2748)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OLMr097/17.3OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E
SEAr175/36.3SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions: 3230 x 50 ft. / 985 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY N  RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: nonetrees, 100 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: COUGAR MTN AIRSTRIP ASSOC.
19635 COUGAR MOUNTAIN AIRPORT RD SE
YELM, WA 98597
Phone 360-522-0471
Manager: BEN CARLSON
COUGAR MOUNTAIN AIRPORT, 19635 COUGAR MOUNTAIN AIRPORT RD SE
YELM, WA 98597
Phone 360-522-0471

Additional Remarks

- AIRFIELD CAN BE EXTREMELY WET AND VERY ROUGH IN SOME AREAS.
- LRG WILDLIFE IS OFTEN ON THE AIRFIELD AND LRG MOLEHILLS CAN ALSO BE A HAZ. PPR TO LND.
- CALL OR EMAIL (FLY49WA@GMAIL.COM) FOR PMSN TO LND.
- LND AT YOUR OWN RISK.
- (CONTACT TITLE) ADDITIONAL CONTACT - BEN CARLSON FLY49WA@GMAIL.COM

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 49WA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (14 nm N)
KOLM - Olympia Regional Airport (17 nm NW)
KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (18 nm N)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field (18 nm NE)
KCLS - Chehalis-Centralia Airport (22 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2115:21
Sunrise07:5515:55
Sunset16:3900:39
Evening civil twilight17:1301:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Jan-2026 12:27:25
Local (UTC-8)  08-Jan-2026 04:27:25
 
METAR
KGRF 
13nm N 		081055Z AUTO 13010KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP148 T00280012 $
KTCM 
16nm N 		081155Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP165 7//// T00300007 10047 20024 52036 $
KOLM 
17nm NW 		081154Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM SCT030 BKN037 03/01 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP176 70017 T00330011 10050 20022 53038
KPLU 
18nm NE 		081215Z AUTO VRB05G11KT 10SM FEW024 SCT033 BKN044 03/01 A3002 RMK AO2
KCLS 
22nm SW 		081215Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM FEW029 BKN037 BKN043 02/02 A3009 RMK AO2
KTIW 
25nm N 		081153Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 04/00 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP159 70008 T00390000 10050 20033 53034
TAF
KGRF 
13nm N 		080500Z 0805/0911 20010G15KT 9999 -RA SCT012 BKN015 600258 510105 QNH2977INS TEMPO 0805/0809 23015G22KT 6000 -SHRA BKN005 OVC012 520055 BECMG 0808/0809 22010G18KT 9999 NSW BKN013 620258 510153 QNH2989INS BECMG 0810/0811 22010G20KT 9999 SKC 520103 QNH2996INS BECMG 0815/0816 24010G15KT 9999 -RA BKN100 510203 QNH3010INS BECMG 0818/0819 24010G15KT 9999 -RA SCT020 BKN030 620308 510203 QNH3018INS BECMG 0820/0821 20010G18KT 9999 -RA SCT008 BKN020 620258 530203 QNH3021INS BECMG 0823/0824 20012G20KT 9999
KTCM 
16nm N 		080545Z 0805/0911 20012G20KT 9000 -SHRA SCT010 BKN020 610202 QNH2979INS TEMPO 0805/0810 OVC012 BECMG 0809/0810 24012G23KT 9999 VCSH SCT025 510003 QNH2994INS BECMG 0814/0815 21012G18KT 9999 NSW SCT020 BKN070 QNH3011INS BECMG 0819/0820 21012G18KT 9000 -SHRA SCT010 BKN025 610259 QNH3019INS BECMG 0823/0824 20010G15KT 9000 -SHRA OVC010 610304 QNH3024INS BECMG 0909/0910 19008KT 9999 VCSH BKN010 OVC020 610303 QNH3038INS TX07/0822Z TN02/0816Z
KOLM 
17nm NW 		081138Z 0812/0912 23010KT P6SM SCT050 FM082000 23008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM090600 20004KT 3SM BR OVC006
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