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KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	PLU
Lat/Long:	47-06-14.1120N 122-17-13.9210W 47-06.235200N 122-17.232017W 47.1039200,-122.2872003 (estimated)
Elevation:	537.6 ft. / 163.9 m (surveyed)
Variation:	15E (2020)
From city:	5 miles S of PUYALLUP, WA
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	98374

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	09/1945
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	PLU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0800-1400
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWYS 17 & 35; PAPI RWYS 17 & 35 AND MIRL RWY 17/35 -CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.7
WX AWOS-3:	128.575 (253-848-2748)
SEATTLE APPROACH:	126.5
SEATTLE DEPARTURE:	126.5
CLEARANCE DELIVERY:	121.85
WX ASOS at TCM (8 nm W):	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
SEAr158/19.9		SEATTLE VORTAC		116.80		19E
OLMr053/26.4		OLYMPIA VORTAC		113.40		19E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HOURS WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	LOW
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	3651 x 60 ft. / 1113 x 18 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Latitude:	47-06.535453N	47-05.935097N
Longitude:	122-17.227262W	122-17.236673W
Elevation:	537.4 ft.	535.4 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	165 magnetic, 180 true	345 magnetic, 000 true
Markings:	nonprecision, in good condition	nonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator:	4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)	4-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights:	yes	yes
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	75 ft. trees, 2800 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear	13 ft. road, 242 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	PIERCE COUNTY 9850 - 64TH ST. W. UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA 98467 Phone 253-798-2421
Manager:	ROD PROPST 16915 103RD AVE E PUYALLUP, WA 98374-3768 Phone 253-798-3779

Additional Remarks

-	ULTRALIGHTS PROHIBITED.
-	NOISE SENSITIVE ALL QUADRANTS.
-	FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (340KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (213KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (559KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (8 nm W)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (12 nm W)
S50 - Auburn Municipal Airport (14 nm N)
KTIW - Tacoma Narrows Airport (15 nm NW)
KSEA - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (21 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:08	15:08
Sunrise	07:43	15:43
Sunset	16:19	00:19
Evening civil twilight	16:54	00:54

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Dec-2025 16:26:08
Local (UTC-8)	08-Dec-2025 08:26:08

METAR

KPLU	081615Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -RA OVC027 09/09 A3003 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	081555Z AUTO 14004KT 6SM -RA BR OVC004 09/09 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP174 P0011 T00930085 $
KGRF 12nm W	081625Z AUTO 06003KT 8SM RA FEW007 BKN013 BKN021 OVC037 10/09 A2999 RMK AO2 CIG 013V021 SLP160 $
KTIW 16nm NW	081553Z AUTO VRB04KT 6SM -RA BR FEW034 BKN041 OVC049 09/09 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 P0012 T00940089

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

081300Z 0813/0919 19009KT 9999 BKN020 OVC050 620409 510009 QNH3018INS BECMG 0815/0816 22012G18KT 8000 -RA BKN015 OVC030 620409 510009 QNH3004INS BECMG 0818/0819 19015G30KT 6000 RA SCT005 OVC015 620809 520005 QNH2998INS BECMG 0900/0901 22015G30KT 6000 RA BKN005 OVC015 620809 520005 QNH2998INS BECMG 0907/0908 22012G20KT 9999 NSW FEW007 BKN015 620809 510009 QNH3000INS BECMG 0914/0915 19006KT 9999 SCT008 BKN010 620609 QNH3004INS TX14/0823Z TN09/0913Z

KGRF
12nm W

081300Z 0813/0919 17010G15KT 8000 -RA SCT015 BKN030 OVC100 650604 520104 QNH3002INS BECMG 0816/0817 20010G20KT 4800 RA BR SCT010 OVC015 650703 520001 550104 QNH2995INS BECMG 0818/0819 19015G30KT 4800 RA BR SCT007 OVC010 650802 520001 550104 QNH2989INS BECMG 0821/0822 21015G35KT 3200 RA BR OVC007 650703 530005 QNH2991INS BECMG 0907/0908 22010G25KT 6000 -RA BR SCT007 OVC015 650703 520005 QNH2995INS BECMG 0913/0914 20010G15KT 9999 NSW SCT015 OVC050 650604 520104 QNH3004INS TX13/0821Z TN08/0911Z

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Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

253-798-2779
[web site]
[email]

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More info about Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

Phillips 66
	100LL
SS		$5.98
GUARANTEED

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SS=Self service

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