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KPLU

Pierce County Airport/Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

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 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

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 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 CHANGED		download (350KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply CHANGED		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 10-Nov-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:35	14:35
Sunrise	07:08	15:08
Sunset	16:38	00:38
Evening civil twilight	17:11	01:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	11-Nov-2024 03:37:08
Local (UTC-8)	10-Nov-2024 19:37:08

METAR

KPLU	110315Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM -DZ BKN050 OVC065 11/11 A2972 RMK AO2
KTCM 7nm W	110255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN060 OVC075 11/10 A2971 RMK AO2 RAB11 SLP065 P0002 60002 T01100102 57033 $
KGRF 12nm W	110255Z AUTO 02005KT 4SM -RA BR OVC070 11/10 A2968 RMK AO2 RAB0157 SLP055 P0003 60003 T01080099 57035 $
KTIW 16nm NW	110253Z 06004KT 10SM -RA OVC070 11/09 A2973 RMK AO2 RAB12 SLP067 P0001 60001 T01110094 58031

TAF

KTCM
7nm W

102000Z 1020/1119 VRB05KT 9999 BKN080 QNH2987INS BECMG 1021/1022 15005KT 9999 BKN020 OVC040 QNH2973INS BECMG 1102/1103 15009KT 9000 -RA BKN015 OVC025 620809 QNH2955INS BECMG 1110/1111 19014G20KT 9999 -RA OVC018 620609 510009 QNH2956INS BECMG 1113/1114 20014G25KT 9999 -SHRA BKN025 OVC045 610609 510009 QNH2958INS TX14/1023Z TN08/1112Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1020 NEXT 1113

KGRF
12nm W

102100Z 1021/1203 VRB03KT 9999 SCT006 BKN050 OVC070 QNH2987INS BECMG 1022/1023 18006KT 9999 SCT020 BKN025 OVC040 QNH2977INS BECMG 1101/1102 14005KT 8000 -RA BR FEW007 SCT010 BKN015 OVC030 650854 520153 QNH2952INS TEMPO 1106/1110 4800 RA BKN007 BECMG 1114/1115 21010KT 9999 NSW BKN020 OVC050 520153 QNH2960INS BECMG 1119/1120 21010G20KT 8000 -RA BKN015 BKN020 OVC040 QNH2968INS BECMG 1200/1201 19010G20KT 9999 NSW FEW012 OVC020 QNH2972INS TX12/1023Z TN10/1115Z

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Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

253-798-3779
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[email]

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

More info about Pierce County Airport - Thun Field

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	100LL
SS		$6.10
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