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KPLU

Pierce County Airport - Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JANUARY 2020

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-DUSK
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 17 & 35; PAPI RWY 17 & 35; HIRL 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 TIW (15 nm NW):	124.05 (253-858-6507)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
TCMr094/8.1	MCCHORD VORTAC	109.60	15E
SEAr158/19.9	SEATTLE VORTAC	116.80	19E
OLMr053/26.4	OLYMPIA VORTAC	113.40	19E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
LACOMAS		046/12.4		328		16E		LAC	.-.. .- -.-.

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:	3651 x 60 ft. / 1113 x 18 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	high 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 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

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 02 January 2020 at 0901Z to 30 January 2020 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 CHANGED		download (312KB)
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 25-Jan-2020

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:10	15:10
Sunrise	07:43	15:43
Sunset	17:00	01:00
Evening civil twilight	17:33	01:33

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Jan-2020 02:36:52
Local (UTC-8)	25-Jan-2020 18:36:52

METAR

KPLU	260215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/08 A2995 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	260158Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM FEW180 08/08 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP150 T00840084 $
KGRF 12nm W	260158Z 03004KT 10SM FEW170 09/09 A2995 RMK AO2A SLP147 T00880088 $
KTIW 16nm NW	260153Z 06004KT 7SM BKN070 08/07 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP151 T00780072 $

TAF

KTCM 7nm W	251302Z 2513/2619 18009KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN040 610509 QNH2997INS BECMG 2523/2524 21009KT 8000 -SHRA BKN020 BKN050 610509 QNH2976INS BECMG 2611/2612 20012G18KT 8000 -SHRA BKN020 BKN050 610509 QNH2976INS TX11/2523Z TN07/2613Z
KGRF 12nm W	252100Z 2521/2703 20009KT 9999 SCT018 BKN020 QNH2999INS TEMPO 2521/2523 20010G18KT BECMG 2601/2602 VRB06KT 9999 FEW020 SCT025 BKN150 QNH2986INS BECMG 2608/2609 17006KT 8000 -SHRA BKN035 OVC050 QNH2986INS TEMPO 2610/2621 18012G25KT 9000 -SHRA BKN010 OVC015 BECMG 2700/2701 18008KT 9999 NSW SCT025 BKN040 QNH3002INS TX13/2522Z TN06/2607Z

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

SpanaFlight

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253-848-2020
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	100LL
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

Business Name

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Services / Description

Distance

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253-848-9349
toll-free 1-800-424-1160
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Hangar Inn

253-848-7516

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