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49WA Cougar Mountain Airfield
Yelm, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

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): PHONE 360-485-0905
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

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0313:03
Sunrise06:3513:35
Sunset19:4302:43
Evening civil twilight20:1503:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Sep-2026 15:59:28
Local (UTC-7)  04-Sep-2026 08:59:28
 
METAR
KGRF 
13nm N 		041537Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM BKN007 OVC075 13/12 A2989 RMK AO2 RAB13E22 CIG 007V080 BKN V FEW SLP125 $
KTCM 
16nm N 		041532Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN005 OVC085 13/13 A2991 RMK AO2 CIG 005V085 BKN V FEW SLP132 $
KOLM 
17nm NW 		041554Z 12003KT 10SM BKN008 13/12 A2993 RMK AO2 RAE02 SLP134 P0000 T01330117 $
KPLU 
18nm NE 		041535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/12 A2993 RMK AO2
KCLS 
22nm SW 		041535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW005 SCT011 OVC070 10/10 A2993 RMK AO2
KTIW 
25nm N 		041553Z 00000KT 10SM FEW060 OVC110 13/12 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 T01330122
TAF
KGRF 
13nm N 		041300Z 0413/0519 VRB06KT 9999 -RA SCT030 BKN045 OVC060 620808 QNH2984INS BECMG 0417/0418 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN050 OVC080 620808 QNH2985INS TEMPO 0420/0502 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN040CB BECMG 0504/0505 09003KT 9999 FEW050 BKN100 OVC230 QNH2993INS BECMG 0514/0515 18003KT 9999 FEW050 BKN075 OVC100 QNH3000INS BECMG 0515/0516 36005KT 9999 FEW050 BKN075 OVC100 QNH3001INS TX20/0422Z TN10/0413Z
KTCM 
16nm N 		041300Z 0413/0519 VRB05KT 9999 SCT040 OVC060 620709 QNH2985INS BECMG 0415/0416 VRB05KT 9999 OVC070 620703 QNH2988INS BECMG 0418/0419 03005KT 9999 BKN060 620703 QNH2991INS BECMG 0502/0503 12005KT 9999 VCSH BKN060 610709 QNH2993INS BECMG 0505/0506 VRB05KT 9999 NSW FEW060 BKN110 QNH2995INS TX20/0500Z TN12/0414Z
KOLM 
17nm NW 		041120Z 0412/0512 00000KT P6SM OVC060 TEMPO 0412/0416 1/2SM FG OVC007 FM041800 05003KT P6SM OVC070 FM050400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100
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