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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 30-Mar-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:22	13:22
Sunrise	06:53	13:53
Sunset	19:34	02:34
Evening civil twilight	20:05	03:05

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	31-Mar-2025 05:09:21
Local (UTC-7)	30-Mar-2025 22:09:21

METAR

KPLU	310455Z AUTO 00000KT -DZ 09/08 A2955 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	310455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN045 OVC050 10/07 A2954 RMK AO2 SLP007 P0003 T00970071
KGRF 12nm W	310455Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM -RA OVC045 10/07 A2952 RMK AO2 SLP001 P0002 T00960065 $
KTIW 16nm NW	310453Z AUTO 21004KT 8SM -RA OVC045 09/07 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP008 P0005 T00890072

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

302100Z 3021/0103 09006KT 9999 BKN200 QNH2959INS BECMG 3102/3103 05006KT 9999 OVC080 620807 QNH2946INS BECMG 3105/3106 18012G20KT 8000 -SHRA OVC040 610409 QNH2951INS BECMG 3110/3111 18006KT 9999 NSW SCT025 QNH2961INS BECMG 3116/3117 22012G18KT 9000 -RA BKN030 620308 QNH2961INS TX18/3023Z TN06/3113Z

KGRF
12nm W

302100Z 3021/0103 35009KT 9999 BKN190 520153 QNH2948INS BECMG 3100/3101 17010KT 9000 -SHRA SCT040 BKN060 510053 QNH2946INS BECMG 3103/3104 18010KT 9999 VCSH BKN040 OVC060 610605 520053 QNH2948INS BECMG 3107/3108 18010G18KT 9999 NSW BKN040 520053 QNH2955INS BECMG 3113/3114 18010KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2959INS BECMG 3117/3118 19010G20KT 9999 -SHRA BKN025 OVC040 610405 QNH2963INS BECMG 3120/3121 20012G23KT 9000 -SHRA FEW015 OVC025 610405 QNH2966INS TX18/3023Z TN04/3114Z

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Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

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