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49WA

Cougar Mountain Airfield
Yelm, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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):	135.725 (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
OLMr097/17.3		OLYMPIA VORTAC		113.40		19E
SEAr175/36.3		SEATTLE VORTAC		116.80		19E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions:	3230 x 50 ft. / 985 x 15 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY N	RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	none	trees, 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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		15
Single engine airplanes:		15

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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Area around 49WA (Cougar Mountain Airfield)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:34	12:34
Sunrise	06:07	13:07
Sunset	20:09	03:09
Evening civil twilight	20:42	03:42

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Apr-2024 14:22:31
Local (UTC-7)	23-Apr-2024 07:22:31

METAR

KGRF 13nm N	231355Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM FEW190 04/02 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP143 T00430022 $
KTCM 16nm N	231355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/02 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP150 T00390021 FZRANO $
KOLM 17nm NW	231354Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T00390028
KPLU 18nm NE	231355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ CLR 05/05 A2997 RMK AO2
KCLS 22nm SW	231355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/04 A2997 RMK AO2
KTIW 25nm N	231353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T00830039

TAF

KGRF 13nm N	230500Z 2305/2411 35007KT 9999 FEW060 SCT200 QNH3002INS TEMPO 2313/2316 9000 BR SCT010 BECMG 2402/2403 VRB06KT 9999 FEW150 SCT200 QNH2988INS TX19/2322Z TN05/2313Z
KTCM 16nm N	230100Z 2301/2403 01012KT 9999 FEW030 SCT200 QNH3002INS TEMPO 2301/2303 02012G18KT 510009 BECMG 2303/2304 03006KT 9999 BKN250 QNH2998INS BECMG 2311/2312 02005KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2990INS BECMG 2323/2324 30005KT 9999 BKN250 QNH2990INS TX17/2321Z TN04/2314Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2301 NEXT 2313
KOLM 17nm NW	231120Z 2312/2412 VRB02KT P6SM BKN250 FM232200 30007KT P6SM BKN250 FM240400 21003KT P6SM BKN250

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