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KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 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 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (349KB)
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-Feb-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:54	14:54
Sunrise	07:26	15:26
Sunset	17:21	01:21
Evening civil twilight	17:53	01:53

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Feb-2025 01:40:49
Local (UTC-8)	08-Feb-2025 17:40:49

METAR

KPLU	090115Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -DZ 02/02 A3039 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	090059Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA FEW011 OVC020 04/02 A3038 RMK AO2 RAB59 CIG 009 RWY16 SLP294 $
KGRF 12nm W	090055Z 00000KT 10SM BKN024 OVC080 04/01 A3037 RMK AO2A SLP291 T00380010 $
KTIW 16nm NW	090053Z 01004KT 8SM -RA BKN012 OVC024 03/02 A3039 RMK AO2 RAB27 SLP296 P0000 T00280022

TAF

KTCM 7nm W	082100Z 0821/1003 VRB05KT 8000 -SHRA BKN007 OVC015 610159 QNH3033INS BECMG 0902/0903 04006KT 9999 NSW BKN010 BKN020 OVC030 620207 QNH3039INS BECMG 0909/0910 VRB06KT 8000 BR VCSH BKN009 OVC020 610154 QNH3047INS BECMG 0917/0918 VRB05KT 9000 BR BKN020 620204 QNH3048INS TX04/0823Z TN00/0913Z
KGRF 12nm W	082100Z 0821/1003 34006KT 9999 VCSH BKN010 OVC015 640156 QNH3032INS TEMPO 0901/0904 3600 -SHRASN OVC007 640108 BECMG 0903/0904 06003KT 9999 NSW SCT015 BKN025 620252 QNH3039INS BECMG 0914/0915 36005KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3047INS TX04/0821Z TN00/0916Z

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Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

253-798-3779
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[email]

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More info about Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

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