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KPLU

Pierce County Airport - Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 DECEMBER 2021

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:	0800-1600
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:		220
Single engine airplanes:		206
Multi engine airplanes:		12
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

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 30 December 2021 at 0901Z to 27 January 2022 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (334KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (331KB)

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 19-Jan-2022

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:15	15:15
Sunrise	07:49	15:49
Sunset	16:51	00:51
Evening civil twilight	17:25	01:25

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Jan-2022 07:17:24
Local (UTC-8)	19-Jan-2022 23:17:24

METAR

KPLU	200655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC028 09/09 A3024 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	200658Z AUTO 16003KT 4SM -RA OVC025 08/08 A3024 RMK AO2 VIS 2 3/4 RWY34 CIG 023 RWY34 SLP246 P0001 T00820082 RVRNO $
KGRF 12nm W	200658Z 00000KT 4SM -RA OVC025 08/07 A3022 RMK AO2A SLP239 P0002 T00840073 $
KTIW 16nm NW	200658Z AUTO 18004KT 1 3/4SM BR OVC003 08/08 A3023 RMK AO2 T00780078

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

200500Z 2005/2111 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH OVC025 610709 510102 QNH3022INS BECMG 2007/2008 20012KT 8000 -RA BR BKN012 OVC015 620909 510102 QNH3020INS BECMG 2011/2012 18012G20KT 8000 -RA OVC020 620709 510009 QNH3016INS BECMG 2017/2018 22020G30KT 9999 NSW OVC020 520009 QNH3022INS BECMG 2103/2104 22015G25KT 9999 BKN015 OVC025 620402 510009 QNH3039INS BECMG 2108/2109 20012KT 9999 BKN009 OVC012 QNH3052INS TX11/2021Z TN08/2009Z

KGRF
12nm W

200529Z 2005/2111 17005KT 8000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC030 610907 QNH3023INS BECMG 2010/2011 20010G20KT 8000 -SHRA BKN010 OVC020 610807 QNH3022INS BECMG 2020/2021 23015G25KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020 BKN040 610503 QNH3034INS BECMG 2104/2105 23009KT 3200 BR BKN005 QNH3040INS TX11/2012Z TN06/2105Z

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

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	100LL
SS		$5.76
Updated 06-Jan-2022

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Hangar Inn

253-848-7516

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