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KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 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

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (350KB)
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 22-Feb-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:32	14:32
Sunrise	07:03	15:03
Sunset	17:43	01:43
Evening civil twilight	18:14	02:14

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	22-Feb-2025 16:28:50
Local (UTC-8)	22-Feb-2025 08:28:50

METAR

KPLU	221615Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM 09/09 A3002 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	221613Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM FEW005 FEW017 SCT022 OVC032 09/08 A3001 RMK AO2 DZE1559RAB01E13 SLP167 $
KGRF 12nm W	221605Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW025 BKN034 OVC046 09/08 A2999 RMK AO2 RAE03DZB03E05 SLP160 $
KTIW 16nm NW	221553Z 13003KT 7SM OVC042 09/08 A3003 RMK AO2 RAB20E47 SLP169 P0001 T00890083

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

221418Z 2214/2319 17008KT 8000 -RA SCT004 BKN020 OVC030 620809 QNH2999INS TEMPO 2214/2216 BKN006 BECMG 2215/2216 16008KT 9999 VCSH SCT014 BKN025 OVC030 610809 QNH2996INS BECMG 2216/2217 17012G18KT 9999 VCSH BKN030 OVC035 610809 520102 540303 QNH2984INS BECMG 2221/2222 19018G28KT 4800 RA SCT010 BKN020 OVC025 650909 520001 550109 QNH2981INS BECMG 2302/2303 19015G25KT 8000 -SHRA BKN012 OVC020 640809 520001 550109 QNH2982INS BECMG 2306/2307 19012G18KT 6000 -SHRA SCT009 BKN015 OVC020 640809 QNH2979IN

KGRF
12nm W

221300Z 2213/2319 19010G15KT 8000 -RA BKN015 OVC020 650602 520101 550201 QNH2993INS BECMG 2218/2219 19010G20KT 9000 -RA SCT020 BKN032 OVC050 620809 560002 580201 QNH2983INS BECMG 2221/2222 18015G33KT 9000 -RA SCT030 OVC045 620809 560003 580501 QNH2980INS BECMG 2300/2301 18015G30KT 8000 -RA BKN010 OVC020 620904 560001 580104 QNH2980INS BECMG 2302/2303 19015G25KT 8000 -RA BKN010 OVC016 620904 560001 580104 QNH2978INS BECMG 2308/2309 18010G15KT 8000 -RA BKN010 OVC046 620809 530001 550104 QNH2978INS

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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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		$6.13
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