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KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 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 -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 28 November 2024 at 0901Z to 26 December 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)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Dec-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:18	15:18
Sunrise	07:54	15:54
Sunset	16:22	00:22
Evening civil twilight	16:57	00:57

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Dec-2024 09:52:24
Local (UTC-8)	21-Dec-2024 01:52:24

METAR

KPLU	210935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ 05/05 A2980 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	210925Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR BKN120 OVC140 03/03 A2979 RMK AO2 VIS 1 3/4 RWY16/34 SLP093 $
KGRF 12nm W	210855Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM BKN130 OVC150 06/05 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP096 T00560052 57043 $
KTIW 16nm NW	210853Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 10/06 A2983 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP101 T01000061 58045

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

210200Z 2102/2203 20008KT 9999 SCT060 BKN080 510109 QNH2967INS BECMG 2112/2113 20010KT 9000 -SHRA BKN025 OVC035 610609 520104 QNH2968INS BECMG 2119/2120 20012G18KT 9000 -SHRA BKN030 OVC060 610609 520104 QNH2988INS TX10/2121Z TN05/2114Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2102 NEXT 2113

KGRF
12nm W

210500Z 2105/2211 04003KT 4800 BR FEW070 510053 QNH2995INS TEMPO 2105/2109 0400 FG BECMG 2111/2112 02004KT 9999 NSW OVC120 530104 QNH2973INS BECMG 2115/2116 22010KT 8000 -RA BKN040 OVC070 650505 530055 QNH2967INS BECMG 2119/2120 19012G25KT 9000 -RA SCT012 BKN025 OVC040 530055 QNH2984INS BECMG 2123/2124 18013G28KT 9999 NSW SCT030 BKN050 530055 QNH2993INS BECMG 2207/2208 18010G20KT 9999 BKN025 OVC050 530055 QNH3000INS TX11/2123Z TN06/2113Z

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Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

253-798-3779
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[email]

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

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