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KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

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 AWOS-3PT at S50 (14 nm N):	118.050 (253-802-0933)
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:	DENNIS "TRENT" SMITH 16915 103RD AVE E PUYALLUP, WA 98374-3768 Phone 253-798-8551

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 29 October 2026 at 0901Z to 26 November 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (334KB)
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 07-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:30	14:30
Sunrise	07:02	15:02
Sunset	16:44	00:44
Evening civil twilight	17:16	01:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Nov-2026 05:15:18
Local (UTC-8)	07-Nov-2026 21:15:18

METAR

KPLU	080455Z AUTO 22011G17KT 8SM -RA FEW042 OVC050 17/13 A2973 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	080455Z 22023G28KT 3SM +RA BKN004 BKN040 15/13 A2974 RMK AO2A PK WND 23037/33 RAE0355RAB20 CIG 003V042 BKN004 V SCT SLP075 P0017 T01520130 $
KGRF 12nm W	080455Z AUTO 17019G27KT 5SM RA BR BKN060 OVC075 15/13 A2972 RMK AO2 PK WND 15033/13 SLP068 P0023 T01500128 $
KTIW 16nm NW	080453Z AUTO 25013G25KT 5SM -RA BR SCT006 OVC013 13/12 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 22033/0415 SLP070 P0011 T01280117

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

072100Z 0721/0903 18006KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2983INS BECMG 0800/0801 20012G25KT 9999 SCT030 OVC045 520009 QNH2979INS BECMG 0803/0804 20012G35KT 8000 -SHRA OVC040 WS020/18045KT 610809 520009 QNH2971INS BECMG 0808/0809 19010G25KT 9000 -SHRA OVC020 WS020/22040KT 610609 520009 QNH2983INS BECMG 0812/0813 19010G20KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC030 610607 510009 QNH2993INS BECMG 0816/0817 20010G18KT 9999 NSW BKN070 QNH3005INS BECMG 0823/0824 22006KT 9999 FEW270 QNH3015INS TX17/0800Z TN06/0813Z

KGRF
12nm W

070622Z 0706/0811 19003KT 9999 FEW001 SCT050 520009 520901 QNH3005INS TEMPO 0706/0711 0800 FG VV001 BECMG 0711/0712 VRB03KT 8000 BR BKN005 BKN035 OVC100 QNH2994INS BECMG 0716/0717 00000KT 4800 BR BKN050 OVC065 QNH2986INS BECMG 0719/0720 VRB03KT 9999 NSW BKN065 510254 540654 QNH2975INS BECMG 0800/0801 18015G20KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050 510101 520201 530303 550604 QNH2969INS BECMG 0803/0804 18020G35KT 6000 RA BKN020 BKN035 OVC080 650709 520002 550209 QNH2969INS BECMG 0806/0807 20018G32KT 9999 NSW SCT01

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

253-798-2779
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown)

More info about Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

Phillips 66
	100LL
SS		$7.95
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SS=Self service

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