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KPLU

Pierce County Airport - Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023

Location

FAA Identifier:	PLU
Lat/Long:	47-06-14.1120N 122-17-13.9210W 47-06.235200N 122-17.232017W 47.1039200,-122.2872003 (estimated)
Elevation:	537.6 ft. / 163.9 m (surveyed)
Variation:	15E (2020)
From city:	5 miles S of PUYALLUP, WA
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	98374

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	09/1945
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	PLU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0800-1600
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWYS 17 & 35; PAPI RWYS 17 & 35 AND MIRL RWY 17/35 -CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.7
WX AWOS-3:	128.575 (253-848-2748)
SEATTLE APPROACH:	126.5
SEATTLE DEPARTURE:	126.5
CLEARANCE DELIVERY:	121.85
WX ASOS at TCM (8 nm W):	PHONE 253-982-3434
WX ASOS at TIW (15 nm NW):	PHONE 253-858-6507

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
SEAr158/19.9		SEATTLE VORTAC		116.80		19E
OLMr053/26.4		OLYMPIA VORTAC		113.40		19E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HOURS WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	LOW
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	3651 x 60 ft. / 1113 x 18 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Latitude:	47-06.535453N	47-05.935097N
Longitude:	122-17.227262W	122-17.236673W
Elevation:	537.4 ft.	535.4 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	165 magnetic, 180 true	345 magnetic, 000 true
Markings:	nonprecision, in good condition	nonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator:	4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)	4-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights:	yes	yes
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	75 ft. trees, 2800 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear	13 ft. road, 242 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	PIERCE COUNTY 9850 - 64TH ST. W. UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA 98467 Phone 253-798-2421
Manager:	ROD PROPST 16915 103RD AVE E PUYALLUP, WA 98374-3768 Phone 253-798-3779

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		205
Single engine airplanes:		194
Multi engine airplanes:		9
Helicopters:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 293/day *
65%	transient general aviation
32%	local general aviation
3%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019

Additional Remarks

-	ULTRALIGHTS PROHIBITED.
-	NOISE SENSITIVE ALL QUADRANTS.
-	FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (537KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (8 nm W)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (12 nm W)
S50 - Auburn Municipal Airport (14 nm N)
KTIW - Tacoma Narrows Airport (15 nm NW)
KSEA - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (21 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 27-Jan-2023

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:08	15:08
Sunrise	07:41	15:41
Sunset	17:03	01:03
Evening civil twilight	17:36	01:36

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	28-Jan-2023 01:45:36
Local (UTC-8)	27-Jan-2023 17:45:36

METAR

KTCM 7nm W	280055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC034 08/06 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP232 T00800058 $
KGRF 12nm W	280055Z COR 00000KT 10SM OVC034 10/05 A3020 RMK SLPNO WND DATA ESTMD ALSTG ESTMD COR 0104
KTIW 16nm NW	280053Z 00000KT 10SM SCT018 OVC037 08/04 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP232 T00830044

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

272300Z 2723/2903 02006KT 9999 BKN025 OVC035 620402 QNH3017INS BECMG 2808/2809 02006KT 6000 BR VCSH OVC009 610502 QNH3009INS BECMG 2812/2813 02006KT 4800 -SHRA BR OVC004 610402 QNH3008INS BECMG 2815/2816 02009KT 9999 NSW BKN010 OVC015 QNH3006INS BECMG 2819/2820 04012G18KT 9999 SCT020 BKN050 OVC100 QNH3004INS BECMG 2900/2901 05009KT 9999 FEW030 SCT080 QNH3008INS TX09/2723Z TN05/2813Z

KGRF
12nm W

272100Z 2721/2903 34010KT 9999 VCSH BKN015 OVC025 600354 QNH3018INS BECMG 2800/2801 02008KT 9999 NSW SCT017 BKN026 OVC050 600353 QNH3013INS BECMG 2806/2807 01003KT 9999 BKN012 OVC025 620353 QNH3012INS BECMG 2808/2809 36003KT 1600 -DZ BR OVC005 620353 QNH3008INS BECMG 2815/2816 34005KT 3200 BR FEW005 BKN015 OVC040 620303 QNH3007INS BECMG 2817/2818 35007KT 9999 NSW SCT010 SCT020 BKN060 OVC160 620609 QNH3004INS BECMG 2820/2821 36009KT 9999 SKC QNH3004INS TX09/2721Z TN04/2815Z

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

253-798-3779
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales

More info about Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

Phillips 66
	100LL
SS		$6.60
GUARANTEED

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SS=Self service

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