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49WA Cougar Mountain Airfield
Yelm, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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): 135.725 (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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 15
Single engine airplanes: 15
    

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 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2513:25
Sunrise06:5613:56
Sunset19:3402:34
Evening civil twilight20:0403:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 11:43:52
Local (UTC-7)  28-Mar-2024 04:43:52
 
METAR
KGRF 
13nm N 
281102Z AUTO 07007KT 10SM SCT023 BKN043 OVC060 07/05 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP058 $
KTCM 
16nm N 
281105Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW021 OVC030 07/05 A2972 RMK AO2 RAE1055 SLP069 $
KOLM 
17nm NW 
281054Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM FEW016 SCT075 OVC100 07/04 A2972 RMK AO2 RAE0955 SLP064 P0000 T00670044
KPLU 
18nm NE 
281115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN047 BKN060 OVC075 05/05 A2973 RMK AO2
KCLS 
22nm SW 
281115Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM FEW047 BKN080 OVC090 06/06 A2972 RMK AO2
KTIW 
25nm N 
281101Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM -RA BR SCT026 OVC034 06/04 A2973 RMK AO2 P0000 T00610044
TAF
KGRF 
13nm N 
280500Z 2805/2911 VRB06KT 9999 BKN050 BKN100 QNH2972INS BECMG 2806/2807 VRB06KT 9000 -SHRA SCT025 OVC040 QNH2968INS TEMPO 2807/2809 BKN025 BECMG 2809/2810 18007KT 9000 -SHRA OVC030 QNH2968INS BECMG 2818/2819 18015G20KT 9000 -SHRA BKN025 OVC035 QNH2963INS TEMPO 2819/2824 18015G28KT +TSRA OVC025CB BECMG 2902/2903 18010KT 9999 NSW BKN025 OVC030 QNH2968INS TX10/2818Z TN06/2805Z
KTCM 
16nm N 
280210Z 2802/2903 18010KT 9999 VCSH BKN025 OVC040 610409 QNH2965INS BECMG 2808/2809 17008KT 9999 VCSH BKN040 610409 QNH2964INS BECMG 2818/2819 18015G20KT 8000 -SHRA BKN030 610409 510009 QNH2964INS TX09/2802Z TN05/2814Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2802 NEXT 2813
KOLM 
17nm NW 
280520Z 2806/2906 VRB04KT P6SM FEW040 BKN060 BKN110 FM280900 20005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 FM281800 18012G21KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM290000 19012KT 6SM -RA OVC050
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