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KPLU

Pierce County Airport - Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023

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:	0800-1600
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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		205
Single engine airplanes:		194
Multi engine airplanes:		9
Helicopters:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 293/day *
65%	transient general aviation
32%	local general aviation
3%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019

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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (330KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (537KB)

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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Area around KPLU (Pierce County Airport - Thun Field)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 26-Mar-2023

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:30	13:30
Sunrise	07:01	14:01
Sunset	19:29	02:29
Evening civil twilight	19:59	02:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Mar-2023 11:24:33
Local (UTC-7)	26-Mar-2023 04:24:33

METAR

KPLU	261055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC035 01/00 A3028 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	260955Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR M02/M02 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP257 T10161017 $
KGRF 12nm W	260955Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP250 T10081022 $
KTIW 16nm NW	260726Z 19006KT 10SM FEW009 BKN020 03/01 A3027 RMK AO2 T00330011

TAF

KTCM 7nm W	260500Z 2605/2711 20006KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3023INS BECMG 2614/2615 20006KT 9000 -SHRA BKN015 OVC025 610158 QNH3026INS TEMPO 2615/2619 BKN008 BECMG 2622/2623 20010G15KT 9000 -SHRA BKN025 OVC035 610256 QNH3026INS BECMG 2702/2703 19006KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC035 610259 QNH3027INS BECMG 2704/2705 19006KT 9999 NSW BKN030 OVC035 620309 QNH3027INS TX09/2623Z TN01/2614Z
KGRF 12nm W	260500Z 2605/2711 VRB06KT 9999 SCT025 QNH3023INS BECMG 2609/2610 VRB06KT 9999 BKN025 OVC035 QNH3026INS BECMG 2622/2623 21010G15KT 9000 -SHRA BKN025 OVC035 630305 QNH3026INS BECMG 2702/2703 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT025 QNH3026INS TX07/2623Z TN01/2611Z

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

253-798-3779
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales

More info about Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

Phillips 66
	100LL
SS		$6.45
GUARANTEED

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SS=Self service

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