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KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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 AWOS-3PT at S50 (14 nm N):	118.050 (253-802-0933)
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:	DENNIS "TRENT" SMITH 16915 103RD AVE E PUYALLUP, WA 98374-3768 Phone 253-798-8551

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 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 October 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (334KB)
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 25-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:12	14:12
Sunrise	07:43	14:43
Sunset	18:04	01:04
Evening civil twilight	18:35	01:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Oct-2026 07:54:16
Local (UTC-7)	25-Oct-2026 00:54:16

METAR

KPLU	250735Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ OVC075 08/05 A2996 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	250733Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC075 09/05 A2995 RMK AO2 RAE04RAB24E33 SLP146 $
KGRF 12nm W	250714Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA OVC075 08/04 A2994 RMK AO2 RAB14 SLP143 $
KTIW 16nm NW	250653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC080 11/04 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01060044 401280039

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

222100Z 2221/2403 02005KT 9999 FEW150 QNH2996INS BECMG 2223/2224 02007KT 9999 BKN030 620307 QNH2997INS BECMG 2305/2306 VRB03KT 9999 BKN025 620307 QNH3007INS BECMG 2322/2323 02005KT 9999 FEW030 QNH3032INS TX14/2301Z TN05/2312Z

KGRF
12nm W

222100Z 2221/2403 35004KT 9999 SCT030 SCT140 QNH2991INS BECMG 2223/2224 35003KT 9999 SCT030 BKN060 620602 QNH2993INS BECMG 2302/2303 34012KT 9000 -RA SCT010 BKN025 620602 QNH2997INS BECMG 2305/2306 36007KT 9999 NSW BKN019 510804 QNH3002INS BECMG 2309/2310 22002KT 9999 BKN005 OVC030 520705 QNH3009INS BECMG 2312/2313 25002KT 3200 BR BKN004 BKN025 520705 QNH3016INS TEMPO 2313/2316 1000 BR BECMG 2318/2319 34006KT 9999 NSW BKN028 QNH3028INS BECMG 2321/2322 34008KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3028INS TX18/2222Z TN

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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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		$7.95
GUARANTEED

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SS=Self service

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