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KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

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 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

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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (340KB)
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 31-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:12	12:12
Sunrise	05:48	12:48
Sunset	20:43	03:43
Evening civil twilight	21:19	04:19

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	31-Jul-2025 10:10:50
Local (UTC-7)	31-Jul-2025 03:10:50

METAR

KPLU	310955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC050 18/15 A3004 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	310955Z 23004KT 10SM FEW160 OVC180 18/14 A3002 RMK AO2A SLP167 T01810140 $
KGRF 12nm W	310955Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM BKN150 OVC180 17/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01710134 $
KTIW 16nm NW	310953Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01670139

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

310500Z 3105/0111 33008KT 9999 BKN120 QNH3002INS BECMG 3109/3110 24006KT 9999 SCT020 BKN120 QNH3002INS BECMG 3111/3112 24006KT 9999 OVC012 QNH3007INS BECMG 3117/3118 21008KT 9999 SCT020 SCT180 QNH3006INS BECMG 3122/3123 24009KT 9999 SCT180 QNH3005INS BECMG 0102/0103 22008KT 9999 SCT020 SCT120 QNH3003INS TX27/3123Z TN13/3113Z

KGRF
12nm W

310500Z 3105/0111 27005KT 9999 BKN160 QNH3000INS BECMG 3112/3113 24005KT 9999 OVC010 QNH3005INS BECMG 3113/3114 23005KT 4800 BR OVC006 QNH3008INS BECMG 3115/3116 22005KT 9999 NSW OVC010 QNH3009INS BECMG 3117/3118 22005KT 9999 BKN020 QNH3009INS BECMG 3120/3121 23005KT 9999 FEW120 SCT200 QNH3006INS BECMG 0105/0106 24010KT 9999 FEW030 BKN140 QNH3003INS BECMG 0109/0110 22005KT 9999 BKN010 BKN270 QNH3013INS TX27/0100Z TN16/3115Z

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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		$6.10
GUARANTEED

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SS=Self service

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