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49WA

Cougar Mountain Airfield
Yelm, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 SEPTEMBER 2024

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):	135.725 (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 21-Sep-2024

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:28	13:28
Sunrise	06:58	13:58
Sunset	19:08	02:08
Evening civil twilight	19:38	02:38

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Sep-2024 11:38:20
Local (UTC-7)	21-Sep-2024 04:38:20

METAR

KGRF 13nm N	211055Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP227 T00750064 $
KTCM 16nm N	211055Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR CLR 07/06 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP231 T00650056 $
KOLM 17nm NW	211113Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 07/07 A3021 RMK AO2 T00720067
KPLU 18nm NE	211115Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM -DZ CLR 07/07 A3021 RMK AO2
KCLS 22nm SW	211115Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC005 07/07 A3021 RMK AO2
KTIW 25nm N	211053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP230 T01170100

TAF

KGRF 13nm N	210500Z 2105/2211 02004KT 9999 FEW035 QNH3018INS BECMG 2110/2111 02006KT 9999 FEW070 SCT080 BKN090 QNH3015INS BECMG 2119/2120 02005KT 9999 FEW045 SCT080 QNH3021INS BECMG 2201/2202 02007KT 9999 FEW055 FEW080 SCT150 QNH3015INS BECMG 2209/2210 30005KT 9999 SKC QNH3012INS TX20/2123Z TN09/2112Z
KTCM 16nm N	202300Z 2023/2203 27006KT 9999 SCT035 QNH3007INS BECMG 2103/2104 VRB05KT 9999 FEW035 QNH3012INS TEMPO 2112/2116 8000 BR BECMG 2117/2118 01009KT 9999 FEW040 FEW180 QNH3010INS TX18/2023Z TN09/2112Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2023 NEXT 2113
KOLM 17nm NW	210520Z 2106/2206 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 SCT200 FM210900 00000KT 5SM BR BCFG SCT003 SCT200 FM211200 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC003 FM211800 02004KT P6SM SCT250 FM220300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250

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