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49WA

Cougar Mountain Airfield
Yelm, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 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
OLMr097/17.3		OLYMPIA VORTAC		113.40		19E
SEAr175/36.3		SEATTLE VORTAC		116.80		19E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions:	3230 x 50 ft. / 985 x 15 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY N	RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	none	trees, 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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Area around 49WA (Cougar Mountain Airfield)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Jun-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:36	11:36
Sunrise	05:16	12:16
Sunset	21:05	04:05
Evening civil twilight	21:45	04:45

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Jun-2026 11:18:23
Local (UTC-7)	15-Jun-2026 04:18:23

METAR

KGRF 13nm N	151055Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01440094 $
KTCM 16nm N	151055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/10 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01420102 $
KOLM 17nm NW	151054Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187 T01280100
KPLU 18nm NE	151055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A3010 RMK AO2
KCLS 22nm SW	151055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/13 A3009 RMK AO2
KTIW 25nm N	151053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01720094

TAF

KGRF 13nm N	150700Z 1507/1613 12004KT 9999 SKC QNH3005INS BECMG 1518/1519 32008KT 9999 FEW180 SCT230 QNH2997INS BECMG 1604/1605 15006KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS BECMG 1612/1613 13010KT 9999 SCT025 BKN040 QNH3002INS TX34/1600Z TN17/1511Z
KTCM 16nm N	150500Z 1505/1611 03005KT 9999 SKC QNH3005INS BECMG 1518/1519 30005KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3006INS TX33/1523Z TN14/1513Z
KOLM 17nm NW	150524Z 1506/1606 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM151900 35006KT P6SM SCT250 FM160200 25008KT P6SM FEW250

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