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KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (340KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		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 26-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:06	12:06
Sunrise	05:42	12:42
Sunset	20:49	03:49
Evening civil twilight	21:26	04:26

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Jul-2025 20:20:51
Local (UTC-7)	26-Jul-2025 13:20:51

METAR

KPLU	261955Z AUTO VRB04KT 9SM OVC031 20/10 A3001 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	261955Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM BKN028 BKN033 19/11 A3000 RMK AO2 CIG 027 RWY34 SLP162 T01870105 $
KGRF 12nm W	261956Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM OVC029 18/10 A2998 RMK AO2 RAE55 SLP155 $
KTIW 16nm NW	261953Z 10SM BKN016 16/11 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01560106

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

252100Z 2521/2703 23010G15KT 9999 FEW040 QNH3001INS BECMG 2605/2606 24006KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2996INS BECMG 2611/2612 21005KT 9999 BKN010 QNH2996INS BECMG 2618/2619 21009KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2997INS TX24/2523Z TN11/2613Z

KGRF
12nm W

261300Z 2613/2719 20005KT 9999 OVC007 QNH2996INS BECMG 2616/2617 20008KT 9999 SCT010 BKN015 QNH2994INS BECMG 2620/2621 24008KT 9999 SCT025 QNH2994INS BECMG 2701/2702 25007KT 9999 OVC140 QNH2994INS BECMG 2706/2707 23012KT 9999 SKC QNH2999INS BECMG 2710/2711 20005KT 9999 SCT012 QNH3000INS BECMG 2712/2713 20006KT 9999 OVC009 QNH3003INS BECMG 2715/2716 21006KT 9999 OVC012 QNH3005INS BECMG 2717/2718 22008KT 9999 BKN019 QNH3006INS TX21/2700Z TN11/2713Z

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Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

253-798-2779
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[email]

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