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KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 CHANGED		download (340KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply NEW		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 03-May-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:17	12:17
Sunrise	05:51	12:51
Sunset	20:21	03:21
Evening civil twilight	20:55	03:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-May-2025 05:02:44
Local (UTC-7)	03-May-2025 22:02:44

METAR

KPLU	040455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN039 OVC055 10/06 A3016 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	040455Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM OVC037 10/05 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP214 T01020050
KGRF 12nm W	040455Z 21005KT 10SM BKN036 11/04 A3015 RMK AO2A SLP214 T01090041 $
KTIW 16nm NW	040453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN045 OVC060 08/05 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP218 T00830050

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

032144Z 0321/0503 30012G20KT 9000 -SHRA SCT030 BKN060 QNH3013INS BECMG 0400/0401 29008KT 9999 NSW SCT030 BKN050 QNH3015INS BECMG 0407/0408 19005KT 9999 BKN025 610404 QNH3016INS BECMG 0419/0420 02008KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3023INS TX17/0323Z TN04/0413Z

KGRF
12nm W

032100Z 0321/0503 24010G15KT 9999 VCSH SCT045 BKN080 610802 QNH3008INS TEMPO 0322/0324 9000 -SHRA BKN045 610455 BECMG 0403/0404 09006KT 9999 NSW FEW045 QNH3012INS BECMG 0411/0412 11006KT 9999 BKN020 QNH3017INS BECMG 0415/0416 28009KT 9999 BKN020 OVC050 620402 QNH3024INS BECMG 0418/0419 36009KT 9999 BKN025 620404 QNH3022INS BECMG 0421/0422 01009KT 9999 BKN050 620503 QNH3020INS BECMG 0502/0503 09006KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3022INS TX16/0322Z TN04/0413Z

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Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

253-798-2779
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[email]

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