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KPLU Pierce County Airport - Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 OCTOBER 2019

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: 537.5 ft. / 163.8 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-DUSK
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT HIRL RY 17/35; PAPI RYS 17 & 35 AND REIL RYS 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 TIW (15 nm NW): 124.05 (253-858-6507)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TCMr094/8.1MCCHORD VORTAC109.6015E
SEAr158/19.9SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E
OLMr053/26.4OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LACOMAS046/12.432816ELAC .-.. .- -.-.

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 17/35

Dimensions: 3650 x 60 ft. / 1113 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 47-06.535380N47-05.935023N
Longitude: 122-17.227322W122-17.236727W
Elevation: 537.5 ft.535.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 165 magnetic, 180 true345 magnetic, 000 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 75 ft. trees, 2800 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear13 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 ST STE 201
TACOMA, WA 98409
Phone (253) 798-3779
Manager: INT. ADMIN. DEBI ROSS
16915 103RD AVE E
PUYALLUP, WA 98374-3768
Phone (253) 798-2421

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 253
Single engine airplanes: 242
Multi engine airplanes: 11
    
Aircraft operations: avg 274/day *
62% transient general aviation
34% local general aviation
3% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2016

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 10 October 2019 at 0901Z to 17 November 2019 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (310KB)
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 14-Oct-2019
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5613:56
Sunrise07:2714:27
Sunset18:2301:23
Evening civil twilight18:5401:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Oct-2019 02:54:57
Local (UTC-7)  14-Oct-2019 19:54:57
 
METAR
KPLU 150235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3005 RMK AO2
KTCM 
7nm W 		150158Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01250078 $
KGRF 
12nm W 		150158Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP178 T01190098 $
KTIW 
16nm NW 		150153Z 33003KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP179 T01060061 $
TAF
KTCM 
7nm W 		142100Z 1421/1603 VRB06KT 9999 SCT200 QNH2992INS BECMG 1515/1516 18009KT 9999 BKN050 BKN150 620909 QNH2990INS TX16/1423Z TN06/1515Z
KGRF 
12nm W 		140500Z 1405/1511 VRB06KT 9999 BKN050 QNH3000INS BECMG 1408/1409 VRB06KT 8000 BR BKN015 QNH3002INS BECMG 1412/1413 VRB06KT 3600 BR BKN008 QNH3006INS BECMG 1416/1417 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH3002INS BECMG 1502/1503 VRB06KT 9999 SCT100 QNH2993INS TX14/1423Z TN05/1413Z
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
 SpanaFlight
 UNICOM 122.70
253-848-2020
[web site]
[email]		 With over 40 years of aviation experience, SpanaFlight offers competitive pricing.
Aircraft maintenance - $85.00 per hour.
Aircraft Rental
Flight training.

Discovery Flights for $99.00 +tax
Scenic Flights for 1hr. $175.00 +tax
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EPIC
100LL
SS $5.59 
 Updated 14-Oct-2019
  
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SS=Self service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Distance		 
Comments		  
Spencer Aircraft 253-848-9349
toll-free 1-800-424-1160
[web site]		 We provide a wide range of aviation parts, supplies, and services to the aviation industry with a special emphasis on top-notch customer service! Our sister company, "Safety in Motion Flight Center" manages a full-array of flight operations services ranging from fuel management, aircraft maintenance, and a is a Part 141 flight school offering training from Private - ATP, in single and multi-engine aircraft to include aircraft rentals and specialized instruction in this area of diverse weather and mountainous terrain - Your one location for EVERYTHING!
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

  
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 Services / Description 		 
Distance		 
Comments		  
Hangar Inn 253-848-7516
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