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KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 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 -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

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 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 25-Nov-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:55	14:55
Sunrise	07:29	15:29
Sunset	16:24	00:24
Evening civil twilight	16:58	00:58

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Nov-2024 22:59:23
Local (UTC-8)	25-Nov-2024 14:59:23

METAR

KPLU	252235Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM -DZ FEW030 SCT043 SCT055 09/09 A2994 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	252255Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM FEW005 FEW009 BKN030 OVC065 09/08 A2993 RMK AO2 RAB32E48 SLP140 P0000 T00930079 $
KGRF 12nm W	252255Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM -RA SCT010 BKN024 BKN028 BKN036 OVC047 10/08 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP133 P0000 T00960077 $
KTIW 16nm NW	252253Z 05003KT 10SM BKN015 BKN026 OVC042 09/08 A2995 RMK AO2 CIG 007V018 SLP142 T00940078

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

252100Z 2521/2703 18005KT 9999 OVC030 620408 QNH2989INS TEMPO 2521/2524 9000 -SHRA BKN006 BECMG 2606/2607 01005KT 6000 BR OVC022 620408 QNH2997INS BECMG 2609/2610 VRB05KT 4800 BR BKN015 OVC020 620408 QNH2999INS BECMG 2614/2615 VRB05KT 4000 BR BKN008 OVC018 620408 QNH3007INS BECMG 2622/2623 VRB05KT 4800 BR OVC012 620408 QNH3015INS TX10/2522Z TN05/2616Z

KGRF
12nm W

252100Z 2521/2703 35003KT 9999 -SHRA SCT007 SCT017 BKN035 OVC050 610386 510072 QNH2990INS TEMPO 2521/2524 BKN007 BECMG 2600/2601 04003KT 9999 NSW FEW015 BKN033 OVC060 650363 620662 QNH2993INS BECMG 2602/2603 14002KT 9999 FEW014 BKN033 OVC045 620376 QNH2993INS BECMG 2607/2608 14001KT 1600 BR BKN005 OVC015 620354 QNH3000INS BECMG 2610/2611 14002KT 0800 -DZ FG OVC004 620344 QNH3002INS BECMG 2617/2618 14003KT 1600 BR OVC006 620354 QNH3014INS BECMG 2620/2621 18004KT 9999 NSW BKN010 OVC015 620354 QNH3

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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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