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49WA Cougar Mountain Airfield
Yelm, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 49WA
Lat/Long: 46-50-49.3640N 122-31-19.4290W
46-50.822733N 122-31.323817W
46.8470456,-122.5220636
(estimated)
Elevation: 470 ft. / 143 m (estimated)
Variation: 20E (1985)
From city: 7 miles SE of YELM, WA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 98597

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/1974
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at OLM (17 nm NW): PHONE 360-485-0905
WX ASOS at TCM (18 nm N): PHONE 253-982-3434
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (18 nm NE): 128.575 (253-848-2748)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OLMr097/17.3OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E
SEAr175/36.3SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions: 3230 x 50 ft. / 985 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY N  RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: nonetrees, 100 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: COUGAR MTN AIRSTRIP ASSOC.
19635 COUGAR MOUNTAIN AIRPORT RD SE
YELM, WA 98597
Phone 360-522-0471
Manager: BEN CARLSON
COUGAR MOUNTAIN AIRPORT, 19635 COUGAR MOUNTAIN AIRPORT RD SE
YELM, WA 98597
Phone 360-522-0471

Additional Remarks

- AIRFIELD CAN BE EXTREMELY WET AND VERY ROUGH IN SOME AREAS.
- LRG WILDLIFE IS OFTEN ON THE AIRFIELD AND LRG MOLEHILLS CAN ALSO BE A HAZ. PPR TO LND.
- CALL OR EMAIL (FLY49WA@GMAIL.COM) FOR PMSN TO LND.
- LND AT YOUR OWN RISK.
- (CONTACT TITLE) ADDITIONAL CONTACT - BEN CARLSON FLY49WA@GMAIL.COM

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 49WA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (14 nm N)
KOLM - Olympia Regional Airport (17 nm NW)
KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (18 nm N)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field (18 nm NE)
KCLS - Chehalis-Centralia Airport (22 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Jul-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0512:05
Sunrise05:4212:42
Sunset20:5203:52
Evening civil twilight21:2804:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2026 03:20:03
Local (UTC-7)  24-Jul-2026 20:20:03
 
METAR
KGRF 
13nm N 		250255Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP114 T02400088 53003 $
KTCM 
16nm N 		250155Z AUTO 28011KT 10SM CLR 27/12 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP113 T02670123 $
KOLM 
17nm NW 		250254Z 24006KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02330078 53002 $
KPLU 
18nm NE 		250255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/11 A2989 RMK AO2
KCLS 
22nm SW 		250255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/12 A2991 RMK AO2
KTIW 
25nm N 		250253Z AUTO 24007KT 190V270 10SM CLR 24/09 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02390094 55000
TAF
KGRF 
13nm N 		242100Z 2421/2603 24005KT 9999 SKC QNH2985INS BECMG 2501/2502 26010G15KT 9999 SKC 510309 QNH2986INS BECMG 2507/2508 20009KT 9999 BKN013 QNH2991INS BECMG 2510/2511 19009KT 9999 OVC012 QNH2992INS BECMG 2515/2516 20010G15KT 9999 BKN020 510006 QNH2993INS BECMG 2517/2518 21012G18KT 9999 BKN030 BKN080 510009 QNH2994INS BECMG 2520/2521 22012G19KT 9999 BKN040 BKN060 OVC080 510003 QNH2994INS BECMG 2602/2603 22010G15KT 9999 SCT040 BKN060 OVC080 QNH2996INS TX27/2423Z TN13/2512Z
KTCM 
16nm N 		242100Z 2421/2603 26009KT 9999 SKC QNH2987INS BECMG 2508/2509 22006KT 9999 SCT010 OVC015 QNH2993INS BECMG 2512/2513 21006KT 9999 OVC015 520406 QNH2993INS BECMG 2516/2517 22012G18KT 9999 BKN020 OVC030 520406 QNH2996INS BECMG 2522/2523 23010G15KT 9999 SCT035 OVC050 QNH2998INS TX27/2500Z TN14/2512Z
KOLM 
17nm NW 		241852Z 2419/2518 22006KT P6SM SKC FM242000 25006KT P6SM FEW250 FM250500 23005KT P6SM SCT250 FM250900 20003KT 6SM BR OVC009
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