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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 05-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:27	14:27
Sunrise	06:59	14:59
Sunset	16:46	00:46
Evening civil twilight	17:19	01:19

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Nov-2026 00:11:17
Local (UTC-8)	05-Nov-2026 16:11:17

METAR

KPLU	052355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ CLR 14/07 A3021 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	052355Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM FEW110 14/08 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP228 T01400077 10158 20130 58004 $
KGRF 12nm W	052355Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM BKN110 14/07 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP221 T01410072 10161 20127 58004 $
KTIW 16nm NW	052353Z 21006KT 10SM BKN120 13/07 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP224 T01330072 10144 20117 58004

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

052113Z 0521/0703 20010KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050 BKN140 QNH3016INS BECMG 0604/0605 18008KT 9999 SCT050 OVC100 QNH3012INS BECMG 0610/0611 16010KT 9000 -RA BKN070 OVC100 620709 QNH3010INS BECMG 0614/0615 17010G15KT 9000 -SHRA BKN040 OVC050 WS020/18030KT 610809 520104 QNH3008INS BECMG 0617/0618 18012G20KT 9000 -SHRA BKN030 OVC050 WS020/18030KT 520104 QNH3000INS BECMG 0621/0622 20015G25KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC040 520006 QNH3005INS TX16/0523Z TN09/0614Z

KGRF
12nm W

052100Z 0521/0703 22007KT 9999 SCT020 BKN070 620703 QNH3006INS BECMG 0613/0615 17009KT 9000 -RA BKN040 OVC050 WS020/18038KT 650804 520105 QNH3005INS BECMG 0618/0619 18012G25KT 9000 -RA BKN040 OVC050 WS020/18038KT 650804 530105 QNH2999INS BECMG 0701/0702 22010G20KT 8000 BR BKN015 QNH3005INS TX16/0621Z TN07/0608Z

NOTAMs

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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]

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More info about Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

Phillips 66
	100LL
SS		$7.95
GUARANTEED

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SS=Self service

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