AirNav: KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field

KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

GOING TO PUYALLUP?

Reserve a Hotel Room

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 CHANGED		download (350KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply CHANGED		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)

Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes

$4.14 $4.91

Area around KPLU (Pierce County Airport/Thun Field)

Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google

Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Pierce County Airport/Thun Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

Sectional chart

Airport distance calculator
Flying to Pierce County Airport/Thun Field? Find the distance to fly. From to KPLU

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Nov-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:47	14:47
Sunrise	07:21	15:21
Sunset	16:29	00:29
Evening civil twilight	17:02	01:02

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Nov-2024 05:19:57
Local (UTC-8)	19-Nov-2024 21:19:57

METAR

KPLU	200455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW060 OVC070 07/03 A2943 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	200455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC060 07/02 A2943 RMK AO2 SLP971 T00720023 $
KGRF 12nm W	200455Z AUTO 08017G29KT 10SM OVC065 09/01 A2940 RMK AO2 PK WND 09029/41 DZE11 SLP961 P0000 T00890013 $
KTIW 16nm NW	200453Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM OVC060 08/02 A2945 RMK AO2 RAE23 SLP972 P0000 T00830022

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

200200Z 2002/2103 12012KT 9000 -RA BKN025 OVC040 650409 540309 QNH2943INS BECMG 2006/2007 16012G22KT 9000 -SHRA BKN015 OVC030 640409 520009 QNH2941INS BECMG 2018/2019 17012G18KT 9999 VCSH SCT040 BKN060 640609 520109 QNH2955INS BECMG 2020/2021 17012G18KT 9999 NSW SCT040 BKN080 520109 QNH2964INS TX12/2021Z TN06/2013Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2002 NEXT 2013

KGRF
12nm W

192110Z 1921/2103 34010KT 9999 -RA SCT012 BKN055 OVC080 620557 530054 QNH2957INS BECMG 1923/1924 13012KT 9999 -RA BKN045 OVC060 650459 530001 580104 QNH2949INS BECMG 2001/2002 13011G22KT 9999 -RA BKN045 OVC060 650459 530001 590104 QNH2942INS BECMG 2008/2009 17010G17KT 9999 -RA SCT015 BKN027 OVC040 650409 520001 530104 QNH2948INS BECMG 2011/2012 16012G20KT 9999 NSW SCT015 SCT030 BKN050 BKN160 620503 520001 530104 QNH2954INS BECMG 2014/2015 16011G18KT 9999 SCT025 520001 530104 QNH2958INS BECMG 201

NOTAMs

Click for the latest NOTAMs

NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

253-798-3779
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales

More info about Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

Phillips 66
	100LL
SS		$6.10
GUARANTEED

write

SS=Self service

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Pierce County Airport/Thun Field, you should consider listing it here. To start the listing process, click on the button below

Other Pages about Pierce County Airport/Thun Field

www.piercecountywa.gov/...


Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved.	Privacy Policy Contact