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49WA Cougar Mountain Airfield
Yelm, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 49WA
Lat/Long: 46-50-49.3640N 122-31-19.4290W
46-50.822733N 122-31.323817W
46.8470456,-122.5220636
(estimated)
Elevation: 470 ft. / 143 m (estimated)
Variation: 20E (1985)
From city: 7 miles SE of YELM, WA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 98597

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/1974
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at OLM (17 nm NW): 135.725 (360-754-0781)
WX ASOS at TCM (18 nm N): PHONE 253-982-3434
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (18 nm NE): 128.575 (253-848-2748)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OLMr097/17.3OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E
SEAr175/36.3SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions: 3230 x 50 ft. / 985 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY N  RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: nonetrees, 100 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: COUGAR MTN AIRSTRIP ASSOC.
19635 COUGAR MOUNTAIN AIRPORT RD SE
YELM, WA 98597
Phone 360-522-0471
Manager: BEN CARLSON
COUGAR MOUNTAIN AIRPORT, 19635 COUGAR MOUNTAIN AIRPORT RD SE
YELM, WA 98597
Phone 360-522-0471

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 15
Single engine airplanes: 15
    

Additional Remarks

- AIRFIELD CAN BE EXTREMELY WET AND VERY ROUGH IN SOME AREAS.
- LRG WILDLIFE IS OFTEN ON THE AIRFIELD AND LRG MOLEHILLS CAN ALSO BE A HAZ. PPR TO LND.
- CALL OR EMAIL (FLY49WA@GMAIL.COM) FOR PMSN TO LND.
- LND AT YOUR OWN RISK.
- (CONTACT TITLE) ADDITIONAL CONTACT - BEN CARLSON FLY49WA@GMAIL.COM

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 49WA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (14 nm N)
KOLM - Olympia Regional Airport (17 nm NW)
KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (18 nm N)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport - Thun Field (18 nm NE)
KCLS - Chehalis-Centralia Airport (22 nm SW)
  
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From to 49WA

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Apr-2024
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4812:48
Sunrise06:2013:20
Sunset20:0003:00
Evening civil twilight20:3203:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Apr-2024 10:05:39
Local (UTC-7)  16-Apr-2024 03:05:39
 
METAR
KGRF 
13nm N 		160855Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP269 T00550014 58000 $
KTCM 
16nm N 		160955Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 05/01 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP276 T00470014 $
KOLM 
17nm NW 		160954Z AUTO 18011KT 10SM CLR 04/02 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP277 T00440017
KPLU 
18nm NE 		160955Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM BKN027 05/02 A3034 RMK AO2
KCLS 
22nm SW 		160955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW032 SCT039 05/05 A3037 RMK AO2
KTIW 
25nm N 		160953Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM BKN046 BKN055 OVC065 06/02 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP272 T00560017
TAF
KGRF 
13nm N 		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
KTCM 
16nm N 		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
KOLM 
17nm NW 		160520Z 1606/1706 25010KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250 FM161500 24008KT P6SM OVC050 FM161900 28011G19KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM170100 29009KT P6SM BKN100 FM170400 VRB04KT P6SM BKN050
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