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3B8 Shady Acres Airport
Spanaway, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 3B8
Lat/Long: 47-04-13.4000N 122-22-15.9000W
47-04.223333N 122-22.265000W
47.0703889,-122.3710833
(estimated)
Elevation: 445 ft. / 136 m (estimated)
Variation: 20E (1985)
From city: 3 miles SE of SPANAWAY, WA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 98387

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1963
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SEA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
LANDING PATTERN INDICATOR PAINTED ON RY.
Lights: SS-SR

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (4 nm NE): 128.575 (253-848-2748)
WX ASOS at TCM (6 nm NW): 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
SEAr168/22.0SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E
OLMr056/22.5OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 1800 x 20 ft. / 549 x 6 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
Runway edge markings: DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH NSTD CHEVRONS.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: no200 ft.
Markings: NSTD, in fair conditionNSTD, in fair condition
Obstructions: 55 ft. trees, 819 ft. from runway, 11:1 slope to clear
90 FT TREES, 111 FT R FM RWY END. 5 FT FENCE, BRUSH, EMBANKMENT AND ROAD, 73 FT R FM RWY END. 15 FT TREE. 64 FT L, 80 FT RWY END.
15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
ROAD AT 23 FT; RWY 34 APCH SLP 13:1 TO DTHR; 9 FT SIGN, 76 FT L, AT 21 FT FM RWY END; 9 FT SIGN 69 FT R AT 20 FT; 39 FT POLE 111 FT L AT 18 FT FM RWY END. SIX 4 FT REFLECTIVE POSTS AT 12 FT CNTRD ON RWY. 4 FT FENCE AT 13 FT CNTRD ON RWY. 60 FT TREES, 89 FT R, 86 FT FM RWY.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: SHADY ACRES APT INC
4409 208 ST E
SPANAWAY, WA 98387
Phone 253-219-7980
Manager: JUDY SCOTT
20615 42ND AVE. E.
SPANAWAY, WA 98387
Phone 253-720-4546

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 21
Single engine airplanes: 21
    
Aircraft operations: avg 42/week *
68% local general aviation
32% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2022

Additional Remarks

TREES AND BLDGS IN TRSN SFCS.
ALL PATTERNS TO THE EAST.
SHADY ACRES PAINTED ON RWY MIDFIELD.
PLINE EAST TREES. PWR POLE N OF FIELD TREES MRKD WITH ORANGE BALLS.
PWR PLANTS WITH EMISSIONS THAT MAY NOT BE VSBL .5 & 1 SM NE OF APT.
CIV HELS FLY IN FIXED WING TFC PATS DUE TO LTD VIS. TWRS LCTD: 2100 FT NE, 160 FT AGL RED/W. LGTD AT NGT; 2700 FT E 150 FT AGL, LGTD AT NGT.
FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3B8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPLU - Pierce County Airport - Thun Field (4 nm NE)
KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (6 nm NW)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (9 nm W)
KTIW - Tacoma Narrows Airport (15 nm NW)
S50 - Auburn Municipal Airport (17 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2313:23
Sunrise06:5313:53
Sunset19:3502:35
Evening civil twilight20:0503:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 09:47:46
Local (UTC-7)  29-Mar-2024 02:47:46
 
METAR
KPLU 
4nm NE 
290935Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM SCT029 BKN038 OVC070 08/03 A2985 RMK AO2
KTCM 
5nm NW 
290855Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM FEW050 BKN065 OVC085 07/04 A2984 RMK AO2 RAB22E32 SLP109 P0000 60000 T00690035 52014 $
KGRF 
8nm W 
290927Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM -RA FEW047 FEW055 SCT070 OVC095 08/03 A2983 RMK AO2 RAB27 SLP106 $
KTIW 
15nm NW 
290853Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM -RA BKN050 BKN075 OVC090 07/04 A2985 RMK AO2 RAB01E19B43 SLP108 P0001 60001 T00720039 53012
TAF
KTCM 
5nm NW 
290100Z 2901/3003 19010G15KT 9000 -SHRA SCT005 BKN030 610409 QNH2969INS TEMPO 2901/2908 20015G30KT 4800 SHRA 520009 BECMG 2907/2908 19008KT 9999 NSW BKN025 620409 QNH2980INS BECMG 2913/2914 21006KT 9999 SCT045 QNH2987INS BECMG 2917/2918 01006KT 9999 FEW040 QNH2986INS TX14/2923Z TN05/2914Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2901 NEXT 2913
KGRF 
8nm W 
290500Z 2905/3011 16010G15KT 9999 VCSH FEW030 BKN070 BKN150 QNH2976INS BECMG 2905/2906 15012KT 9000 -SHRA SCT030 BKN045 OVC100 QNH2976INS TEMPO 2906/2911 BKN025 BECMG 2911/2912 18007KT 9999 NSW OVC045 QNH2982INS BECMG 2918/2919 VRB06KT 9999 SCT065 BKN100 QNH2988INS BECMG 3003/3004 03007KT 9999 SKC QNH2986INS BECMG 3006/3007 VRB06KT 9000 BR SCT007 QNH2991INS TX14/2923Z TN05/2914Z
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