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49WA

Cougar Mountain Airfield
Yelm, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

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):	PHONE 360-485-0905
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

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 01-May-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:22	12:22
Sunrise	05:56	12:56
Sunset	20:19	03:19
Evening civil twilight	20:53	03:53

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-May-2026 21:15:11
Local (UTC-7)	01-May-2026 14:15:11

METAR

KGRF 13nm N	012055Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM FEW170 FEW200 22/08 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02190080 57009 $
KTCM 16nm N	012055Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM FEW180 FEW210 23/08 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02260079 57010 $
KOLM 17nm NW	012054Z 00000KT 10SM FEW110 22/08 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02170083 58011
KPLU 18nm NE	012055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A3000 RMK AO2
KCLS 22nm SW	012055Z AUTO 01007G12KT 9SM CLR 22/12 A3000 RMK AO2
KTIW 25nm N	012053Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02060094 58011

TAF

KGRF 13nm N	011300Z 0113/0219 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2999INS BECMG 0118/0119 35006KT 9999 FEW100 QNH2992INS BECMG 0201/0202 35003KT 9999 BKN120 QNH2993INS TEMPO 0212/0216 4800 BR BKN010 BECMG 0216/0217 02003KT 9999 SCT010 BKN150 QNH2998INS BECMG 0217/0218 02003KT 9999 BKN100 QNH2996INS TX24/0122Z TN08/0114Z
KTCM 16nm N	011300Z 0113/0219 32005KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3001INS BECMG 0119/0120 32008KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2995INS BECMG 0208/0209 27005KT 9999 VCSH BKN120 QNH3000INS BECMG 0212/0213 32005KT 4800 BR SCT002 BKN120 QNH3000INS BECMG 0216/0217 01010G15KT 9999 NSW FEW020 BKN120 QNH2997INS TX23/0123Z TN06/0113Z
KOLM 17nm NW	011720Z 0118/0218 02005KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 FM020000 33007KT P6SM BKN100 BKN250 FM020300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100 BKN250

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