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KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

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 AWOS-3PT at S50 (14 nm N):	118.050 (253-802-0933)
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:	DENNIS "TRENT" SMITH 16915 103RD AVE E PUYALLUP, WA 98374-3768 Phone 253-798-8551

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 03 September 2026 at 0901Z to 01 October 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (335KB)
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 25-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:31	13:31
Sunrise	07:01	14:01
Sunset	19:01	02:01
Evening civil twilight	19:31	02:31

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Sep-2026 16:25:07
Local (UTC-7)	25-Sep-2026 09:25:07

METAR

KPLU	251555Z AUTO 20012G20KT 10SM FEW034 BKN042 OVC050 17/10 A2971 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	251559Z 17023G32KT 10SM SCT035 BKN044 BKN075 16/10 A2968 RMK SLP054 $
KGRF 12nm W	251555Z 13019G28KT 10SM SCT032 OVC075 16/10 A2965 RMK AO2A PK WND 14036/07 SLP044 T01610100 $
KTIW 16nm NW	251553Z 19015G28KT 10SM BKN035 BKN042 OVC048 16/10 A2968 RMK AO2 PK WND 20028/1544 SLP050 T01560100

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

251300Z 2513/2619 06006KT 9000 BR SCT003 OVC050 QNH2966INS BECMG 2514/2515 18010G25KT 9999 NSW BKN040 OVC045 620802 510003 QNH2968INS BECMG 2515/2516 20015G30KT 8000 -SHRA OVC020 640659 520003 QNH2971INS TEMPO 2516/2519 BKN015 BECMG 2520/2521 25010G25KT 9999 NSW BKN020 BKN120 510003 QNH2992INS BECMG 2523/2524 26010G15KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3002INS BECMG 2612/2613 24008KT 9999 BKN020 QNH3016INS TX16/2522Z TN08/2613Z

KGRF
12nm W

251300Z 2513/2619 16010G15KT 8000 -SHRA SCT020 BKN040 OVC060 550309 QNH2964INS BECMG 2514/2515 18015G25KT 8000 -SHRA BKN015 OVC030 550309 QNH2964INS BECMG 2516/2517 20020G30KT 8000 -RA BKN010 OVC020 650705 550309 QNH2965INS TEMPO 2517/2521 21025G35KT BECMG 2521/2522 24015G25KT 9999 NSW BKN030 540302 520505 QNH2993INS BECMG 2601/2602 25015G20KT 9999 SCT025 QNH3005INS BECMG 2612/2613 20009KT 9999 SCT010 BKN015 QNH3015INS TX16/2600Z TN09/2613Z

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Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

253-798-2779
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[email]

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More info about Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

Phillips 66
	100LL
SS		$7.40
GUARANTEED

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SS=Self service

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