FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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: | 19E (1995) |
| 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 |
| 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: | 161 magnetic, 180 true | | 341 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: | | 195 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 174 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 17 | | 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 34 | |
download (321KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (101KB) |
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 30-Nov-2009
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:00 | | 15:00 |
| Sunrise | | 07:34 | | 15:34 |
| Sunset | | 16:21 | | 00:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:56 | | 00:56 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 19:30:56 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 30-Nov-2009 11:30:56 |
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| METAR |
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| KPLU | 301910Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM FEW036 FEW065 12/06 A3021 RMK AO2
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KTCM
7nm W | 301855Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM SCT060 09/05 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP225 T00880054
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KGRF
12nm W | 301855Z AUTO 16009KT 10SM SCT130 08/06 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP225 T00840057 $
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KTIW
16nm NW | 301853Z 19014G20KT 10SM SCT013 08/06 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP216 T00830056
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| NOTAMs |
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