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KPLU
Airport
Pierce County - Thun Field
Puyallup, Washington

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 11/20/2008 - 1/15/2009

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Remarks

Location

FAA/ICAO Identifier:PLU / KPLU
Lat/Lng: 47.1039166667, -122.287194444
47-06-14.1000N, 122-17-13.9000W
Estimated by NGS on 11/25/2003
Elevation: 538 feet Surveyed by NGS on 11/25/2003
Magnetic Variation: 20E, (1985), [17E (2008)]
Sectional: SEATTLE
From City: 5nm S of Puyallup

Operations

Use: Open to the public
Airspace Analysis: NOT ANALYZED
Estabd Prior to 15 may 1959.
Ownership: Publicly owned
Activation: 09/1945
Attended: All year Every day 0800-DUSK (local)
Control Tower: no
ARTCC: Seattle Center (ZSE)
FSS: Seattle FSS (SEA)
NOTAMs and Weather: PLU NOTAM-D service at airport
Pattern Altitude: 1538 MSL (1000 AGL)
Wind Indicator: Lighted
Segmented Circle: yes
Lights: Dusk-Dawn (local time)
Beacon: Clear-Green (Lighted Land Airport)
Landing Fee: no

Communications

CTAF: 122.700
UNICOM: 122.700
Weather: AWOS-3 253-848-2748 128.575
Approach:
Contact 'SEATTLE' Approach
126.5, 391.9
Departure:
Contact 'SEATTLE' Departure
126.5, 391.9
Other: ---DEL 121.85
---CLNC 121.85
Master Airport: SEA (SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL)

Services

Fuel: Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
Fuel Available 24 Hours with Credit Card.
Airframe Repair: Major
Powerplant Repair: Major
Bottled Oxygen: Low pressure
Bulk Oxygen: None
Transient Storage: Tie-Down
Other Services: Avionics, Charter, Pilot Instruction, Aircraft Rental, Aircraft Sales

Based Aircraft

Single Engine GA: 174
Multi Engine GA: 17
Jet GA: 1
Helicopter GA: 3
Total: 195

Annual Operations

For year ending: 03/30/2008
AirTaxi: 3388
Local GA (< 20 miles): 34149
Non-local GA: 62463
Total: 100000

Ownership

Owner: Pierce County
2702 S. 42Nd Street, Suite 201
Tacoma, Wa 98409
253-798-7109
Airport Physical Phone No: (253) - 841-3779
Manager: Michael Esher
Bruce Thun is the Airport Operations Manager.
2702 S. 42Nd Street, Suite 201, Room 150
Tacoma, Wa 98409
253-798-7109

Runways

Runways: 16/34

Runway 16/34

Length: 3650 feet
by Ngs on 11/25/2003
Width: 60 feet
Surface: Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Good Condition
Runway Lights Edge Intensity: Med Intensity
End 16 End 34
True Alignment: 180, (163 Magnetic) 000, (343 Magnetic)
Runway Markings: Basic, Good Condition Basic, Good Condition
Gradient: 0.2 0.2
Elevation at End: 537.5' MSL 535.5' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone: 538' MSL 538' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height: 53' AGL 53' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle: 4.00° 4.00°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator: 4-light PAPI on left side of runway 4-light PAPI on right side of runway
Runway End Identifer Lights (REIL): Yes Yes
Objects: Trees Road
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77): Other than utility runway with a visual approach Other than utility runway with a nonprecision approach having visibility minimums greater than 3/4 mile
Object Clearance Slope: 30:1 3:1
Object Height: 86' AGL 13' AGL
Object Distance: 2784' Along centerline 242' Along centerline
B'

Procedures

Additional Remarks

A110*G-This Airport Has Been Surveyed by the National Geodetic Survey.
Ultralights Prohibited.
Noise Sensitive All Quadrants.
(A42) Words Pierce Co Painted on Taxiway Midfield.

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