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KPLU

Pierce County Airport - Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		205
Single engine airplanes:		194
Multi engine airplanes:		9
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 2022

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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (331KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (537KB)

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 16-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:46	12:46
Sunrise	06:18	13:18
Sunset	19:59	02:59
Evening civil twilight	20:32	03:32

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Apr-2024 09:34:20
Local (UTC-7)	16-Apr-2024 02:34:20

METAR

KPLU	160915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW028 FEW035 05/02 A3034 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	160855Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 05/02 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP272 T00470015 50000 $
KGRF 12nm W	160855Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP269 T00550014 58000 $
KTIW 16nm NW	160853Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM FEW023 06/01 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP269 T00560011 50002

TAF

KTCM 7nm W	160101Z 1601/1703 26012G18KT 9999 BKN050 620504 QNH3025INS TEMPO 1601/1605 24012G22KT BKN025 510009 BECMG 1605/1606 21008KT 9999 BKN040 620404 QNH3031INS BECMG 1615/1616 22008KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3030INS BECMG 1621/1622 22008KT 9999 VCSH BKN060 BKN100 610606 QNH3029INS BECMG 1701/1702 02006KT 9999 NSW FEW100 QNH3031INS TX13/1621Z TN04/1614Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1601 NEXT 1613
KGRF 12nm W	160500Z 1605/1711 23009KT 9999 SCT030 SCT045 BKN150 621509 QNH3029INS BECMG 1610/1611 24006KT 9999 FEW045 FEW160 SCT230 QNH3032INS BECMG 1612/1613 21006KT 9999 SKC QNH3032INS BECMG 1622/1623 33006KT 8000 -SHRA SCT040 BKN060 610604 QNH3029INS BECMG 1701/1702 03006KT 9999 NSW FEW060 QNH3030INS BECMG 1702/1703 03006KT 9999 SKC QNH3032INS TX13/1622Z TN04/1612Z

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

253-798-3779
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales

More info about Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

Phillips 66
	100LL
SS		$6.50
GUARANTEED

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SS=Self service

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