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KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 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

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 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 10-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:00	13:00
Sunrise	06:31	13:31
Sunset	19:50	02:50
Evening civil twilight	20:21	03:21

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-Apr-2025 17:11:39
Local (UTC-7)	10-Apr-2025 10:11:39

METAR

KPLU	101655Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 12/09 A3002 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	101645Z AUTO 25003KT M1/8SM R16/0100V0700FT HZ FEW190 12/08 A3001 RMK AO2 VIS M1/8V9 SLP166
KGRF 12nm W	101655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW140 SCT180 12/08 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01170076 $
KTIW 16nm NW	101653Z 18003KT 10SM SCT110 10/08 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01000078

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

101300Z 1013/1119 18005KT 9999 SCT035 BKN200 QNH2996INS BECMG 1020/1021 21012G25KT 8000 -SHRA SCT015 OVC025 640609 510003 QNH2998INS TEMPO 1021/1101 21015G30KT BKN015 OVC025 520003 BECMG 1101/1102 23010G15KT 9000 -SHRA SCT008 OVC015 610709 QNH3008INS BECMG 1105/1106 22009KT 9999 NSW OVC025 QNH3018INS TX19/1021Z TN05/1013Z

KGRF
12nm W

101530Z 1015/1119 12004KT 9999 FEW060 SCT140 OVC200 520102 QNH2999INS BECMG 1016/1017 19010KT 9999 BKN110 OVC160 WS020/19040KT 530054 QNH2996INS BECMG 1019/1020 20013G27KT 9000 -SHRA SCT025 BKN045 BKN065 OVC200 640812 560005 QNH2996INS TEMPO 1020/1023 20017G35KT 1600 SHRA BKN020 OVC040 BECMG 1022/1023 20013G27KT 9999 VCSH FEW026 BKN050 OVC080 640579 560005 QNH3009INS BECMG 1023/1024 20011G25KT 9999 NSW SCT025 BKN110 530004 QNH3010INS BECMG 1101/1102 19012G24KT 9999 VCSH BKN018 BKN035 BKN065 6105

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Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

253-798-2779
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[email]

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