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3B8 Shady Acres Airport
Spanaway, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

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
WX AWOS-3PT at S50 (17 nm N): 118.050 (253-802-0933)

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

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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Photo taken 17-Mar-2013
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Aug-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5312:53
Sunrise06:2513:25
Sunset19:5702:57
Evening civil twilight20:2903:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Aug-2026 23:37:53
Local (UTC-7)  28-Aug-2026 16:37:53
 
METAR
KPLU 
4nm NE 
282315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC050 22/11 A3002 RMK AO2
KTCM 
5nm NW 
282255Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM OVC050 22/12 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02180115 $
KGRF 
8nm W 
282255Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM OVC047 22/10 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02150103 $
KTIW 
15nm NW 
282253Z 21005KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02110117
TAF
KTCM 
5nm NW 
281300Z 2813/2919 22005KT 9999 OVC027 QNH2999INS BECMG 2823/2824 24010G15KT 9999 BKN050 QNH2998INS BECMG 2904/2905 24007KT 9999 BKN040 QNH3001INS BECMG 2908/2909 21007KT 9999 OVC025 QNH3002INS BECMG 2915/2916 21010G15KT 9999 OVC025 QNH3004INS TX22/2901Z TN13/2912Z
KGRF 
8nm W 
282100Z 2821/3003 14006KT 9999 SCT035 BKN050 BKN065 QNH2994INS BECMG 2901/2902 20010KT 9999 BKN055 QNH2994INS BECMG 2905/2906 22012KT 9999 SCT020 BKN060 BKN100 OVC240 QNH2999INS BECMG 2908/2909 20011KT 9999 BKN014 BKN090 QNH2999INS BECMG 2910/2911 21010KT 9999 -RA BKN011 OVC025 QNH2999INS BECMG 2913/2914 22012KT 9999 NSW SCT012 QNH3001INS BECMG 2916/2917 24013KT 9999 BKN022 QNH3004INS BECMG 2918/2919 25011G17KT 9999 VCSH BKN050 QNH3003INS BECMG 3000/3001 26011G17KT 9999 NSW SCT060 QNH3003INS TX2
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