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49WA Cougar Mountain Airfield
Yelm, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 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 -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): 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
OLMr097/17.3OLYMPIA 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 22-Dec-2024
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1915:19
Sunrise07:5415:54
Sunset16:2400:24
Evening civil twilight16:5900:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Dec-2024 20:00:48
Local (UTC-8)  22-Dec-2024 12:00:48
 
METAR
KGRF 
13nm N 
221955Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM -RA OVC070 10/07 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP103 P0001 T00970073 $
KTCM 
16nm N 
221955Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM -RA SCT050 OVC070 09/07 A2984 RMK AO2 RAE12DZB12E22RAB22 SLP110 P0002 T00850073 $
KOLM 
17nm NW 
221954Z 30003KT 10SM -RA FEW055 OVC080 07/07 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP108 P0005 T00720067
KPLU 
18nm NE 
221935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ 08/08 A2987 RMK AO2
KCLS 
22nm SW 
221955Z AUTO 19008KT 9SM SCT065 BKN075 09/09 A2984 RMK AO2
KTIW 
25nm N 
221953Z 03005KT 8SM -RA BKN050 OVC070 08/07 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP113 P0004 T00830067
TAF
KGRF 
13nm N 
221300Z 2213/2319 15008KT 9999 BKN050 OVC080 650609 510055 QNH2992INS BECMG 2216/2217 14010G18KT 8000 -SHRA SCT020 OVC035 650509 530055 QNH2982INS BECMG 2220/2221 18012G22KT 9000 -SHRA SCT015 BKN030 OVC050 650509 530103 QNH2975INS BECMG 2303/2304 18015G25KT 9000 -SHRA SCT010 BKN025 OVC030 650509 530104 QNH2981INS BECMG 2307/2308 18012G18KT 8000 -SHRA SCT007 OVC015 520105 QNH2991INS BECMG 2314/2315 15006KT 9999 NSW SCT020 QNH3005INS TX12/2223Z TN07/2214Z
KTCM 
16nm N 
221300Z 2213/2319 19006KT 9999 BKN050 650509 520009 QNH2988INS BECMG 2216/2217 14010KT 9000 -RA BKN025 650409 520009 QNH2976INS BECMG 2306/2307 19006KT 9999 NSW BKN015 650409 QNH2992INS BECMG 2316/2317 06006KT 9999 FEW030 QNH3004INS TX11/2222Z TN07/2213Z
KOLM 
17nm NW 
221726Z 2218/2318 VRB04KT 5SM -SHRA OVC050 FM222100 19008KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC025 FM230900 21007KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025 FM231200 21005KT 4SM BR OVC015
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