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KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 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 05-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:27	14:27
Sunrise	06:59	14:59
Sunset	16:46	00:46
Evening civil twilight	17:19	01:19

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Nov-2025 04:46:09
Local (UTC-8)	05-Nov-2025 20:46:09

METAR

KPLU	060435Z AUTO VRB05G11KT 8SM -RA SCT036 BKN043 OVC050 12/11 A2974 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	060435Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM FEW006 BKN037 BKN050 12/10 A2972 RMK AO2 RAE35 SLP068 $
KGRF 12nm W	060438Z 14015G21KT 10SM -RA BKN029 BKN036 OVC048 13/10 A2970 RMK AO2A RAE25DZB25E30RAB38 CIG 029V034 SLP061 $
KTIW 16nm NW	060434Z AUTO 19017G29KT 8SM -RA FEW019 BKN038 OVC055 12/11 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 16029/0434 P0002 T01170106

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

052310Z 0523/0703 18012G20KT 8000 -SHRA BKN030 OVC040 640709 510003 QNH2955INS TEMPO 0523/0602 19015G30KT 6000 -TSRA BKN015 520005 BECMG 0601/0602 19014G22KT 9000 -SHRA BKN015 OVC020 610659 510003 QNH2961INS BECMG 0612/0613 18012G18KT 8000 -RA OVC015 650559 QNH2981INS BECMG 0620/0621 17015G25KT 9000 -RA BKN020 OVC030 620809 510003 QNH2972INS BECMG 0623/0624 19015G30KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC040 610809 510003 QNH2972INS BECMG 0701/0702 22015G25KT 9000 -SHRA BKN015 OVC030 610609 510003 QNH2975INS TX

KGRF
12nm W

0522/0703 13012G20KT 9999 -RA FEW035 SCT060 BKN075 510005 QNH2954INS BECMG 0522/0523 18015G30KT 9000 -RA SCT020 BKN028 OVC035 610804 530004 QNH2950INS TEMPO 0600/0603 18021G35KT 3200 -TSRA OVC018CB BECMG 0604/0605 19012G28KT 9000 -RA BKN010 OVC015 610804 530004 QNH2963INS BECMG 0614/0615 20010G15KT 9000 -SHRA BR BKN008 OVC020 640606 QNH2990INS BECMG 0617/0618 17012G20KT 6000 RA BR BKN010 OVC019 QNH2987INS 640804 510005 TX15/0521Z TN11/0608Z

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Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

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

Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown)

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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