AirNav: KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field

KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 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 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 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 09 July 2026 at 0901Z to 06 August 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (329KB)
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 24-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:03	12:03
Sunrise	05:40	12:40
Sunset	20:52	03:52
Evening civil twilight	21:28	04:28

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Jul-2026 18:53:11
Local (UTC-7)	24-Jul-2026 11:53:11

METAR

KPLU	241835Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/15 A2998 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	241555Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM OVC006 17/14 A2999 RMK AO2 CIG 005 RWY16 SLP158 T01650143 $
KGRF 12nm W	241555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC006 16/14 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01620142 $
KTIW 16nm NW	241753Z 17005KT 10SM OVC006 16/14 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01610139 10161 20139 50000

TAF

KTCM 7nm W	241435Z 2414/2519 28005KT 9999 OVC006 QNH2999INS TEMPO 2414/2417 BKN009 BECMG 2416/2417 26005KT 9999 SCT020 QNH2988INS BECMG 2422/2423 26012KT 9999 SKC QNH2985INS BECMG 2506/2507 24009KT 9999 SCT015 QNH2991INS BECMG 2509/2510 25009KT 9999 BKN010 OVC020 QNH2992INS TX29/2500Z TN16/2414Z
KGRF 12nm W	241300Z 2413/2519 VRB06KT 0800 FG VV002 QNH2997INS BECMG 2415/2416 25009KT 9999 NSW SCT010 BKN015 QNH2994INS BECMG 2419/2420 25010G15KT 9999 SKC 510802 QNH2983INS BECMG 2507/2508 23010G15KT 9999 BKN015 510802 QNH2989INS BECMG 2509/2510 23010G15KT 9999 BKN010 OVC025 510802 QNH2990INS BECMG 2515/2516 23010G15KT 9999 BKN020 OVC040 510802 QNH2994INS TX28/2500Z TN14/2413Z

NOTAMs

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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		$7.20
GUARANTEED

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SS=Self service

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