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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 13-Mar-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:56	13:56
Sunrise	06:27	14:27
Sunset	18:11	02:11
Evening civil twilight	18:41	02:41

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Mar-2025 12:00:39
Local (UTC-8)	13-Mar-2025 04:00:39

METAR

KPLU	131155Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -DZ BKN010 OVC014 04/04 A2948 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	131155Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM FEW007 OVC023 05/04 A2947 RMK AO2 CIG 020 RWY16 SLP984 P0003 60036 70053 T00500041 10070 20049 52029 $
KGRF 12nm W	131119Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM FEW007 SCT021 BKN031 BKN039 OVC070 05/04 A2943 RMK AO2 RAE14 SLP970 $
KTIW 16nm NW	131153Z AUTO VRB04KT 7SM SCT008 OVC015 06/05 A2947 RMK AO2 RAE43 SLP979 P0003 60018 70039 T00560050 10072 20056 53028

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

130500Z 1305/1411 33006KT 9000 -RA SCT012 BKN025 OVC040 620408 QNH2935INS TEMPO 1305/1308 BKN012 BECMG 1308/1309 33010KT 9000 -RA BKN010 OVC020 620408 QNH2930INS BECMG 1313/1314 21010G15KT 9999 VCSH SCT030 OVC100 QNH2946INS BECMG 1317/1318 21012G20KT 8000 -SHRA BKN030 610408 QNH2952INS BECMG 1401/1402 23009KT 9000 -SHRA BKN030 610408 QNH2958INS TX08/1323Z TN04/1315Z

KGRF
12nm W

130500Z 1305/1411 22003KT 9999 FEW025 OVC033 QNH2935INS BECMG 1307/1308 29006KT 9000 -RA OVC005 620489 510122 QNH2930INS BECMG 1310/1311 24006KT 9000 -RA SCT008 OVC016 620416 540121 QNH2938INS BECMG 1312/1313 24009KT 9999 NSW FEW010 FEW017 SCT024 SCT120 BKN160 540132 QNH2945INS BECMG 1316/1317 21007KT 9000 -RA VCTS SCT017CB BKN025 OVC035 QNH2955INS BECMG 1318/1319 21010G25KT 9000 -RA VCTS FEW032CB OVC045 QNH2957INS BECMG 1402/1403 23009KT 9000 -RA SCT040 SCT055 BKN080 BKN110 BKN150 510141 QNH296

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Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

253-798-2779
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More info about Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

Phillips 66
	100LL
SS		$6.07
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