AirNav: KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field

KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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:	0800-1400
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 AWOS-3PT at S50 (14 nm N):	118.050 (253-802-0933)
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:	DENNIS SMITH 16915 103RD AVE E PUYALLUP, WA 98374-3768 Phone 253-798-8551

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 06 August 2026 at 0901Z to 03 September 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (335KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (213KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (559KB)

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 31-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:56	12:56
Sunrise	06:28	13:28
Sunset	19:51	02:51
Evening civil twilight	20:22	03:22

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Sep-2026 03:27:39
Local (UTC-7)	31-Aug-2026 20:27:39

METAR

KPLU	010315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A2979 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	010255Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM CLR 21/10 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP080 T02050100 57005 $
KGRF 12nm W	010255Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM CLR 23/09 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP073 T02280092 57006 $
KTIW 16nm NW	010253Z 02006KT 10SM CLR 20/11 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP079 T02000106 56006

TAF

KTCM 7nm W	312100Z 3121/0203 01010G15KT 9999 FEW180 QNH2978INS BECMG 0102/0103 35005KT 9999 FEW120 SCT180 QNH2978INS BECMG 0114/0115 25005KT 9999 OVC015 QNH2984INS BECMG 0117/0118 21012G18KT 9999 BKN025 OVC040 QNH2983INS TX27/0101Z TN11/0113Z
KGRF 12nm W	312100Z 3121/0203 35010KT 9999 SCT170 QNH2975INS BECMG 0106/0107 27006KT 9999 SCT140 510705 QNH2975INS BECMG 0112/0113 20007KT 9999 OVC010 510705 QNH2979INS TEMPO 0113/0115 8000 BR BKN007 BECMG 0116/0117 20010G15KT 9999 SCT010 OVC015 510705 QNH2982INS BECMG 0119/0120 20012G17KT 9999 SCT017 BKN025 OVC030 510705 QNH2980INS TX25/3123Z TN12/0111Z

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Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

253-798-2779
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown)

More info about Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

Phillips 66
	100LL
SS		$7.20
GUARANTEED

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SS=Self service

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