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49WA Cougar Mountain Airfield
Yelm, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 49WA
Lat/Long: 46-50-49.3640N 122-31-19.4290W
46-50.822733N 122-31.323817W
46.8470456,-122.5220636
(estimated)
Elevation: 470 ft. / 143 m (estimated)
Variation: 20E (1985)
From city: 7 miles SE of YELM, WA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 98597

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/1974
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at OLM (17 nm NW): PHONE 360-754-0781
WX ASOS at TCM (18 nm N): PHONE 253-982-3434
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (18 nm NE): 128.575 (253-848-2748)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OLMr097/17.3OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E
SEAr175/36.3SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions: 3230 x 50 ft. / 985 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY N  RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: nonetrees, 100 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: COUGAR MTN AIRSTRIP ASSOC.
19635 COUGAR MOUNTAIN AIRPORT RD SE
YELM, WA 98597
Phone 360-522-0471
Manager: BEN CARLSON
COUGAR MOUNTAIN AIRPORT, 19635 COUGAR MOUNTAIN AIRPORT RD SE
YELM, WA 98597
Phone 360-522-0471

Additional Remarks

- AIRFIELD CAN BE EXTREMELY WET AND VERY ROUGH IN SOME AREAS.
- LRG WILDLIFE IS OFTEN ON THE AIRFIELD AND LRG MOLEHILLS CAN ALSO BE A HAZ. PPR TO LND.
- CALL OR EMAIL (FLY49WA@GMAIL.COM) FOR PMSN TO LND.
- LND AT YOUR OWN RISK.
- (CONTACT TITLE) ADDITIONAL CONTACT - BEN CARLSON FLY49WA@GMAIL.COM

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 49WA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (14 nm N)
KOLM - Olympia Regional Airport (17 nm NW)
KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (18 nm N)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field (18 nm NE)
KCLS - Chehalis-Centralia Airport (22 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0815:08
Sunrise07:4315:43
Sunset16:2100:21
Evening civil twilight16:5600:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Dec-2025 23:41:31
Local (UTC-8)  08-Dec-2025 15:41:31
 
METAR
KGRF 
13nm N 		082255Z 14011KT 5SM RA OVC007 15/13 A2988 RMK AO2A SLP122 P0011 T01450130 $
KTCM 
16nm N 		082310Z AUTO 21016G22KT 10SM -RA OVC006 14/13 A2988 RMK AO2 CIG 004V006 SLP122 $
KOLM 
17nm NW 		082254Z 20012G21KT 2SM RA BR BKN009 OVC016 13/12 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 P0017 T01330122
KPLU 
18nm NE 		082235Z AUTO VRB06G17KT 9SM -RA BKN016 OVC021 14/14 A2992 RMK AO2
KCLS 
22nm SW 		082235Z AUTO 21005G11KT 2 1/2SM -RA SCT032 BKN038 OVC045 14/14 A2997 RMK AO2
KTIW 
25nm N 		082315Z 20017G28KT 6SM -RA BR BKN006 OVC010 13/12 A2987 RMK AO2 PK WND 20028/2315 P0003 T01280122
TAF
KGRF 
13nm N 		082100Z 0821/1003 21015G30KT 4800 -RA BR SCT008 BKN012 OVC020 650753 530005 QNH2987INS TEMPO 0821/0905 20015G35KT 3200 RA BR OVC006 BECMG 0905/0906 22015G33KT 6000 -RA BR OVC007 650804 530005 QNH2988INS BECMG 0908/0909 23012G25KT 6000 -RA BR SCT007 OVC015 650604 530005 QNH2996INS BECMG 0913/0914 20010G15KT 9999 NSW SCT015 OVC025 650604 520054 QNH3005INS BECMG 0919/0921 20008KT 6000 RA BR SCT020 OVC050 650804 520104 QNH2984INS TX13/0821Z TN07/0911Z
KTCM 
16nm N 		082100Z 0821/1003 22015G30KT 8000 RA BKN012 OVC018 620809 520005 QNH2989INS TEMPO 0821/0901 BKN008 BECMG 0902/0903 23012G25KT 8000 RA BKN007 OVC015 620809 520005 QNH2988INS BECMG 0908/0909 22012G20KT 9999 NSW BKN007 OVC012 620809 510005 QNH2994INS BECMG 0911/0912 19008KT 9999 BKN005 OVC010 620809 QNH3003INS BECMG 0922/0923 20006KT 9000 -SHRA BKN010 OVC020 610809 QNH3009INS TX14/0823Z TN08/0913Z
KOLM 
17nm NW 		082132Z 0822/0918 22018G30KT 3SM RA BR OVC010 FM090600 22014G21KT 4SM RA BR OVC013 FM091000 21010KT 2SM BR OVC006 FM091700 21010G17KT 4SM -RA BR OVC011
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