FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PLU |
| Lat/Long: | 47-06-14.1000N / 122-17-13.9000W
47-06.235000N / 122-17.231667W
47.1039167 / -122.2871944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 538 ft. / 164.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 20E (1985) |
| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | SEATTLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PLU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 1538 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 128.575 (253-848-2748) |
| SEATTLE APPROACH: | 126.5 |
| SEATTLE DEPARTURE: | 126.5 |
| CLNC DEL: | 121.85 |
| WX ASOS at TIW (15 nm NW): | PHONE 253-858-6507 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TCMr087/8.1 | | MCCHORD VORTAC | | 109.60 | | 22E |
| SEAr158/19.9 | | SEATTLE VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 19E |
| OLMr053/26.4 | | OLYMPIA VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 19E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LACOMAS | | 044/12.4 | | 328 | | 18E | | LAC | .-.. .- -.-. |
| GRAYE | | 084/13.3 | | 216 | | 18E | | GR | --. .-. |
| DONDO | | 158/15.6 | | 224 | | 19E | | ODD | --- -.. -.. |
| RENTON | | 167/23.7 | | 353 | | 20E | | RNT | .-. -. - |
| CARNEY | | 109/29.0 | | 274 | | 20E | | CAN | -.-. .- -. |
| KITSAP | | 121/30.1 | | 206 | | 20E | | PWT | .--. .-- - |
| MASON COUNTY | | 086/33.7 | | 348 | | 19E | | MNC | -- -. -.-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 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 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3650 x 60 ft. / 1113 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 47-06.535380N | | 47-05.935023N |
| Longitude: | 122-17.227322W | | 122-17.236727W |
| Elevation: | 537.5 ft. | | 535.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 160 magnetic, 180 true | | 340 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, 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: | 86 ft. trees, 2784 ft. from runway, 30:1 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
2702 S. 42ND STREET, SUITE 201
TACOMA, WA 98409
Phone 253-798-7109
AIRPORT PHYSICAL PHONE NO: (253) - 841-3779 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL ESHER
2702 S. 42ND STREET, SUITE 201, ROOM 150
TACOMA, WA 98409
Phone 253-798-7109
BRUCE THUN IS THE AIRPORT OPERATIONS MANAGER. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 234 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 220 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 274/day * | | 62% | transient general aviation | | 34% | local general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 30 March 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| A42 | WORDS PIERCE CO PAINTED ON TWY MIDFIELD. |
| - | ULTRALIGHTS PROHIBITED. |
| - | NOISE SENSITIVE ALL QUADRANTS. |
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 between 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 34 | |
download (321KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (62KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTCM - McChord Air Force Base (8 nm W)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jul-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:44 | | 11:44 |
| Sunrise | | 05:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunset | | 21:05 | | 04:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:44 | | 04:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 11:58:40 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 06-Jul-2008 04:58:40 |
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| METAR |
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| KPLU | 061130Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC031 13/11 A3009 RMK AO2
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KTCM
7nm W | 061155Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM OVC037 13/10 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP192 70003 T01340103 10152 20133 50003
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KGRF
12nm W | 061055Z 15005KT 10SM OVC036 14/10 A3009 RMK AO2A SLP189 T01380099
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KTIW
16nm NW | 061153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC026 13/09 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187 70004 T01330089 10139 20122 51004 $
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| TAF |
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KTCM
7nm W | 060704 26009KT 9999 BKN030 BKN035 QNH3006INS TEMPO 0712 BKN025 OVC035 BECMG 1213 20007KT 9999 FEW015 OVC025 QNH3010INS BECMG 1819 33008KT 9999 SCT025 SCT040 QNH3011INS T21/00Z T13/11Z AMD 0708 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0607 TIL 0610
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KGRF
12nm W | 060404 24009KT 9999 SCT018 BKN025 BKN035 QNH3003INS BECMG 0405 24008KT 9999 FEW015 SCT025 BKN035 QNH3004INS TEMPO 0509 BKN025 OVC035 BECMG 0809 20007KT 9999 FEW015 OVC025 QNH3010INS BECMG 1819 33008KT 9999 SCT025 SCT040 QNH3011INS T22/00Z T13/11Z
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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