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49WA

Cougar Mountain Airfield
Yelm, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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 360-754-0781
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
OLMr097/17.3		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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 05-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:11	13:11
Sunrise	06:42	13:42
Sunset	19:43	02:43
Evening civil twilight	20:14	03:14

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Apr-2026 00:03:27
Local (UTC-7)	05-Apr-2026 17:03:27

METAR

KGRF 13nm N	052255Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 20/06 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01990062 $
KTCM 16nm N	052255Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM FEW210 19/08 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP173 T01940078 $
KOLM 17nm NW	052354Z 06004KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02060078 10206 20144 57014
KPLU 18nm NE	052355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/08 A3004 RMK AO2
KCLS 22nm SW	052355Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A3000 RMK AO2
KTIW 25nm N	052353Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 18/07 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01830067 10183 20122 56015

TAF

KOLM
17nm NW

051720Z 0518/0618 03010KT P6SM SCT150 FM060200 04003KT P6SM SCT150 FM060600 00000KT P6SM SCT150 FM061200 21003KT 6SM BR SCT010 SCT150

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