Pierce County - Thun Field Airport

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METAR: KPLU 271155Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM -DZ SCT027 OVC039 06/06 A2976 RMK AO2

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KPLU (0.2 NM at True Heading of 156)
Visibility: 5SM
Flight Category: MVFR
Altimeter: 1007.9
Temperature: 6 C (42.8 F)
Dewpoint: 6 C (42.8 F)

Location

Latitude: 
47-06-14.1120N (47.10392)
Longitude: 
122-17-13.9210W (-122.2872)
Elevation: 
537.6 feet MSL (164 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
15.1 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
05 N.M. S of Puyallup, Washington
Found On: 
Seattle Chart
FAA Region: 
ANM

Contacts

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

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
09/1945
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0800-1400
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZSE (Seattle)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZSE (Seattle)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1538 feet (469 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
PLU
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  194
Multi Engine:  9
GA Helicopters:  2

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2022)

Total Operations:  107000
Air Taxi:  3388 3.2%
GA Local:  34149 31.9%
GA Itinerant:  69463 64.9%

Communications

CTAF:  122.700
Unicom:  122.700
Clearance Del.:  121.85
121.85
121.85
Approach:  SEATTLE
Departure:  SEATTLE
AWOS-3:  128.575 (253-848-2748)

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 253

    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    Aero Center
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    848-9349, 800-331-4375
    Atkins Rotary
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    848-7776
    Avstar
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    770-9964
    Northwest Propeller
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    770-7400
    SpanaFlight
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    Unicom 122.8 848-2020 80, 100LL
    Talon Aviation
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    840-1012
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Seattle(SEA)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

    Instrument Procedures / Charts


    FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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    MIN - Minimums
    STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
    Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
    Last Cycle
    IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 NW-1
    MIN DIVERSE VECTOR AREA NW-1
    MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NW-1
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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KPLU

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    13.6 Auburn Municipal Airport
    (S50)
    10 355 100LL, Jet A
    15.4 Tacoma Narrows Airport
    (TIW KTIW TIW)
    309 294 100LL, Jet A
    15.9 Norman Grier Field Airport
    (S36)
    28 13 100LL
    20.8 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
    (SEA KSEA SEA)
    357 342 Jet A, Jet A-1
    23.5 Renton Municipal Airport
    (RNT KRNT RNT)
    7 352 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    25.6 Boeing Field/King County International Airport
    (BFI KBFI BFI)
    358 343 100LL, Jet A
    26.4 Olympia Regional Airport
    (OLM KOLM OLM)
    252 237 100LL, Jet A
    30.2 Bremerton Ntl Airport
    (PWT KPWT PWT)
    320 305 100LL, Jet A
    31.6 Kenmore Air Seaplane Base
    (LKE W55)
    356 341 100LL, Jet A
    35.9 Sanderson Field Airport
    (SHN KSHN SHN)
    282 267 100LL, Jet A
    38.3 Chehalis-Centralia Airport
    (CLS KCLS CLS)
    228 213 100LL, Jet A
    43.2 Ed Carlson Meml Field/South Lewis County Airport
    (TDO KTDO TDO)
    209 194 100LL
    47.5 First Air Field Airport
    (W16)
    14 359 100ll
    48.2 Seattle Paine Field International Airport
    (PAE KPAE PAE)
    0 345 100LL, Jet A
    48.6 Harvey Field Airport
    (S43)
    8 353 100LL, Jet A
    60.8 Jefferson County International Airport
    (TWD 0S9)
    339 324 100LL
    63.6 Arlington Municipal Airport
    (KAWO AWO)
    4 349 100LL, Jet A
    64.3 Southwest Washington Regional Airport
    (KLS KKLS KLS)
    203 188 100LL, Jet A
    67.9 Bowerman Airport
    (HQM KHQM HQM)
    263 248 100LL, Jet A
    69.9 Sequim Valley Airport
    (SQV W28)
    328 313 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 ULTRALIGHTS PROHIBITED.
    A110-4 NOISE SENSITIVE ALL QUADRANTS.
    A110-5 FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723.
    A70-FUEL-10 0LL FUEL AVBL 24 HOURS WITH CREDIT CARD.
    A75 PILOTS BRING OWN TIE-DOWNS.
    A81-APT ACTVT REIL RWYS 17 & 35; PAPI RWYS 17 & 35 AND MIRL RWY 17/35 -CTAF.
    E111 ESTABD PRIOR TO 15 MAY 1959.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 17/35
    Longest Runway: 17/35 is 3651 ft (1113 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    KPLU Airport Runway Details

    Runway 17/35  3651 ft x 60 ft (1113 m x 18 m)
    Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 08/21/2019
    Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

    Runway 17

    Runway 35

    Elevation: 
    537.4 535.4
    Latitude: 
    47-06-32.1272N 47-05-56.1058N
    Longitude: 
    122-17-13.6357W 122-17-14.2004W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    180 000
    Glide Path Angle: 
    4.0 degrees 4.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    Left Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
    Runway Markings Condition:
    Good Good
    Object at End: 
    TREES ROAD
    Object Height: 
    75 13
    Distance from End: 
    2800 242
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Right Side Of Runway
    REIL: 
    Yes Yes
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    53 53

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    None
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    Yes
    Parking: 
    Tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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