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3B8 Shady Acres Airport
Spanaway, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 3B8
Lat/Long: 47-04-13.4000N 122-22-15.9000W
47-04.223333N 122-22.265000W
47.0703889,-122.3710833
(estimated)
Elevation: 445 ft. / 136 m (estimated)
Variation: 20E (1985)
From city: 3 miles SE of SPANAWAY, WA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 98387

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1963
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SEA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
LANDING PATTERN INDICATOR PAINTED ON RY.
Lights: SS-SR

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (4 nm NE): 128.575 (253-848-2748)
WX ASOS at TCM (6 nm NW): 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
SEAr168/22.0SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E
OLMr056/22.5OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 1800 x 20 ft. / 549 x 6 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
Runway edge markings: DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH NSTD CHEVRONS.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: no200 ft.
Markings: NSTD, in fair conditionNSTD, in fair condition
Obstructions: 55 ft. trees, 819 ft. from runway, 11:1 slope to clear
90 FT TREES, 111 FT R FM RWY END. 5 FT FENCE, BRUSH, EMBANKMENT AND ROAD, 73 FT R FM RWY END. 15 FT TREE. 64 FT L, 80 FT RWY END.
15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
ROAD AT 23 FT; RWY 34 APCH SLP 13:1 TO DTHR; 9 FT SIGN, 76 FT L, AT 21 FT FM RWY END; 9 FT SIGN 69 FT R AT 20 FT; 39 FT POLE 111 FT L AT 18 FT FM RWY END. SIX 4 FT REFLECTIVE POSTS AT 12 FT CNTRD ON RWY. 4 FT FENCE AT 13 FT CNTRD ON RWY. 60 FT TREES, 89 FT R, 86 FT FM RWY.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: SHADY ACRES APT INC
4409 208 ST E
SPANAWAY, WA 98387
Phone 253-219-7980
Manager: JUDY SCOTT
20615 42ND AVE. E.
SPANAWAY, WA 98387
Phone 253-720-4546

Additional Remarks

TREES AND BLDGS IN TRSN SFCS.
ALL PATTERNS TO THE EAST.
SHADY ACRES PAINTED ON RWY MIDFIELD.
PLINE EAST TREES. PWR POLE N OF FIELD TREES MRKD WITH ORANGE BALLS.
PWR PLANTS WITH EMISSIONS THAT MAY NOT BE VSBL .5 & 1 SM NE OF APT.
CIV HELS FLY IN FIXED WING TFC PATS DUE TO LTD VIS. TWRS LCTD: 2100 FT NE, 160 FT AGL RED/W. LGTD AT NGT; 2700 FT E 150 FT AGL, LGTD AT NGT.
FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3B8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field (4 nm NE)
KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (6 nm NW)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (9 nm W)
KTIW - Tacoma Narrows Airport (15 nm NW)
S50 - Auburn Municipal Airport (17 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2914:29
Sunrise07:0115:01
Sunset16:4500:45
Evening civil twilight17:1801:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Nov-2025 17:38:53
Local (UTC-8)  06-Nov-2025 09:38:53
 
METAR
KPLU 
4nm NE 
061715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ OVC041 11/11 A2992 RMK AO2
KTCM 
5nm NW 
061707Z AUTO 14010KT 10SM -RA FEW005 SCT012 SCT029 OVC044 11/09 A2990 RMK AO2 RAB07 SLP129 $
KGRF 
8nm W 
061715Z 10008KT 8SM -RA FEW007 BKN031 OVC046 11/10 A2988 RMK AO2A RAE1655RAB00 SLP122 $
KTIW 
15nm NW 
061700Z 13004KT 10SM BKN030 BKN037 OVC045 11/09 A2990 RMK AO2 T01060089
TAF
KTCM 
5nm NW 
061300Z 0613/0719 18012G18KT 9000 -SHRA BKN030 OVC040 610509 QNH2987INS BECMG 0620/0621 19015G28KT 9000 -RA BKN020 OVC025 650509 510005 QNH2969INS BECMG 0700/0702 19015G25KT 8000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC025 640709 510005 QNH2969INS BECMG 0704/0705 22012G20KT 9000 -SHRA SCT020 BKN025 OVC040 610409 QNH2977INS BECMG 0712/0713 19010G18KT 9999 VCSH BKN030 OVC050 QNH2997INS TX15/0622Z TN10/0614Z
KGRF 
8nm W 
061300Z 0613/0719 18012KT 9000 -RA BKN040 OVC060 620603 510004 QNH2984INS BECMG 0616/0617 18010G22KT 8000 -SHRA BKN030 OVC040 640655 521005 QNH2968INS BECMG 0620/0621 18015G33KT 4800 SHRA BR SCT006 BKN015 OVC030 640605 530005 QNH2968INS BECMG 0702/0703 23012G28KT 8000 -SHRA OVC012 640456 530005 QNH2968INS BECMG 0708/0709 21010G20KT 9999 VCSH BKN030 610456 520003 QNH2980INS BECMG 0715/0716 19008KT 9999 NSW BKN050 510103 QNH2980INS TX15/0621Z TN07/0709Z
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