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49WA Cougar Mountain Airfield
Yelm, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 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 24-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3412:34
Sunrise06:0713:07
Sunset20:0903:09
Evening civil twilight20:4203:42

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Apr-2026 03:44:37
Local (UTC-7)  24-Apr-2026 20:44:37
 
METAR
KGRF 
13nm N 		250255Z AUTO 32007KT 10SM CLR 15/M07 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01521070 58007 $
KTCM 
16nm N 		250255Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM CLR 15/M05 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01451053 57009 $
KOLM 
17nm NW 		250254Z 05005KT 10SM CLR 14/M06 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01441056 56007
KPLU 
18nm NE 		250335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/M04 A2998 RMK AO2
KCLS 
22nm SW 		250335Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM CLR 12/01 A2998 RMK AO2
KTIW 
25nm N 		250253Z 03005KT 10SM CLR 14/M04 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01441044 56010
TAF
KGRF 
13nm N 		242100Z 2421/2603 31012G20KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3005INS BECMG 2502/2503 31012G23KT 9999 SKC QNH2997INS BECMG 2504/2505 01006KT 9999 SKC QNH2991INS TEMPO 2511/2515 8000 BR BECMG 2519/2520 34010KT 9999 FEW080 QNH2989INS TX18/2421Z TN04/2512Z
KTCM 
16nm N 		242100Z 2421/2603 02012G20KT 9999 FEW080 510005 QNH2996INS BECMG 2503/2504 02012KT 9999 FEW120 SCT200 QNH2991INS BECMG 2506/2507 VRB05KT 9999 FEW120 SCT200 QNH2994INS BECMG 2517/2518 01012KT 9999 FEW070 QNH2979INS TX18/2423Z TN03/2514Z
KOLM 
17nm NW 		242058Z 2421/2518 06012G20KT P6SM SKC FM250300 04005KT P6SM SKC FM250600 00000KT P6SM FEW250 FM251000 00000KT 1SM BR VCFG BKN002 FM251600 04006KT P6SM SKC
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