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KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 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 26 December 2024 at 0901Z to 23 January 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 26-Dec-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:20	15:20
Sunrise	07:56	15:56
Sunset	16:25	00:25
Evening civil twilight	17:00	01:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Dec-2024 16:11:38
Local (UTC-8)	26-Dec-2024 08:11:38

METAR

KPLU	261555Z AUTO 22011G26KT 190V250 5SM -DZ 08/07 A2941 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	261605Z AUTO 22016G22KT 10SM -RA SCT012 BKN020 BKN027 08/07 A2940 RMK AO2 CIG 012V020 SLP960 $
KGRF 12nm W	261555Z AUTO 16015G22KT 10SM -RA SCT010 BKN028 BKN050 OVC060 08/06 A2938 RMK AO2 PK WND 16031/05 CIG 009V028 SLP954 P0005 T00820063 $
KTIW 16nm NW	261553Z AUTO 22019G35KT 10SM FEW016 SCT022 OVC100 09/07 A2936 RMK AO2 PK WND 23044/1522 RAE32 PRESRR SLP942 P0002 T00940072

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

261300Z 2613/2719 17012G25KT 9000 -RA BKN020 OVC030 620509 520009 QNH2914INS TEMPO 2613/2616 17020G35KT 8000 -RA BKN004 OVC020 BECMG 2615/2616 21012G18KT 9000 -RA BKN015 OVC020 620409 520109 QNH2932INS BECMG 2622/2623 21012KT 9999 NSW BKN025 620409 QNH2966INS BECMG 2701/2702 20012G18KT 9000 -RA BKN020 620409 520009 QNH2930INS BECMG 2714/2715 23012KT 9999 NSW BKN015 620409 520009 QNH2934INS TX12/2622Z TN05/2713Z

KGRF
12nm W

261300Z 2613/2719 22022G32KT 8000 RA SCT007 BKN015 OVC025 640409 560109 QNH2921INS BECMG 2618/2619 23018G28KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN040 620404 540109 QNH2963INS TEMPO 2618/2623 SCT040 BECMG 2622/2623 21010G15KT 9999 VCSH SCT018 BKN025 620404 540208 QNH2967INS BECMG 2703/2704 17010KT 9999 SCT025 BKN040 BKN150 620409 QNH2942INS BECMG 2909/2910 04006KT 9000 -RA SCT015 BKN020 OVC045 640409 QNH2934INS TX10/2620Z TN05/2616Z

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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

More info about Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

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	100LL
SS		$6.14
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