AirNav: KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field

KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (340KB)
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 20-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:47	14:47
Sunrise	07:21	15:21
Sunset	16:29	00:29
Evening civil twilight	17:02	01:02

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Nov-2025 05:35:50
Local (UTC-8)	20-Nov-2025 21:35:50

METAR

KPLU	210515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ CLR 05/05 A3017 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	210455Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP211 T00670053 $
KGRF 12nm W	210455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP211 T00660054 $
KTIW 16nm NW	210453Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP215 T00780056

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

202100Z 2021/2203 22006KT 9999 OVC040 610408 QNH3005INS BECMG 2108/2109 VRB06KT 6000 BR SCT020 SCT200 QNH3021INS BECMG 2116/2117 18006KT 9999 NSW BKN025 OVC055 QNH3021INS BECMG 2119/2120 18009KT 9999 OVC020 QNH3021INS TX12/2021Z TN03/2113Z

KGRF
12nm W

202100Z 2021/2203 19008KT 9999 FEW033 QNH3006INS BECMG 2022/2023 20005KT 9999 SCT025 BKN040 620403 QNH3007INS BECMG 2102/2103 09003KT 9999 BKN025 OVC040 620502 QNH3013INS BECMG 2105/2106 27004KT 9999 OVC040 QNH3017INS BECMG 2107/2108 20002KT 8000 BR OVC040 QNH3017INS BECMG 2114/2115 18003KT 9999 NSW OVC080 620803 QNH3019INS BECMG 2120/2121 20005KT 9999 BKN035 OVC060 620803 QNH3019INS BECMG 2200/2201 20005KT 9999 OVC050 620703 QNH3020INS TX10/2021Z TN04/2113Z

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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		$5.98
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