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KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 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 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (339KB)
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 24-Oct-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:10	14:10
Sunrise	07:41	14:41
Sunset	18:05	01:05
Evening civil twilight	18:37	01:37

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Oct-2025 10:04:34
Local (UTC-7)	24-Oct-2025 03:04:34

METAR

KPLU	240955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ FEW110 09/09 A2989 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	240955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN130 BKN170 08/07 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP122 T00820073 $
KGRF 12nm W	240955Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM BKN140 BKN170 10/09 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP115 T01010087 $
KTIW 16nm NW	240953Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM OVC045 13/09 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01280089

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

240500Z 2405/2511 19010G15KT 9999 SCT030 BKN130 QNH2987INS BECMG 2411/2412 19015G25KT 9999 VCSH OVC030 510003 QNH2975INS BECMG 2416/2417 20015G28KT 6000 RA BKN012 OVC020 510003 640809 QNH2966INS BECMG 2500/2501 21012KT 8000 -SHRA BKN030 620809 QNH2955INS BECMG 2507/2506 19008KT 9999 NSW BKN030 QNH2970INS TX16/2423Z TN08/2409Z

KGRF
12nm W

240500Z 2405/2511 19009KT 9999 BKN040 520006 QNH2992INS BECMG 2411/2412 18010G22KT 9999 -RA BKN030 520009 QNH2984INS BECMG 2416/2417 18012G28KT 9999 -SHRA BKN025 OVC040 520009 640803 QNH2971INS BECMG 2418/2419 19010G25KT 9999 SHRA BKN010 OVC020 520009 650803 QNH2963INS BECMG 2421/2422 18009KT 9999 -SHRA BKN012 OVC020 510009 640803 QNH2959INS BECMG 2503/2504 22009KT 9000 NSW OVC012 QNH2971INS BECMG 2508/2509 18006KT 9999 SCT015 BKN020 OVC030 QNH2979INS TX14/2416Z TN09/2506Z

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Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

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

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More info about Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

Phillips 66
	100LL
SS		$6.10
GUARANTEED

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SS=Self service

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