Pierce County-Thun Field

KPLU · Washington, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 230° Pierce County-Thun Field 17/35
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

4 kt

5 kt
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OVC 700
METAR KGRF 041655Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM OVC007 10/09 A2950 RMK AO2 SLPNO T01040092 $

METAR Pierce County-Thun Field - KPLU

Pierce County-Thun Field is a midsized airport in Washington, United States. The airport is located at latitude 47.10392 and longitude -122.28720. The airport has one runway: 17/35. The ICAO airport code of this field is KPLU. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is PLU. The airport is in the Seattle FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Gray Army Air Field (Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord) on May 4, 2024 09:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 230° with a speed of 6 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are overcast clouds at an altitude of 700 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 700 ft.

The temperature is 10 °C, with a wind chill of 7 °C. The dew point is 9 °C, the relative humidity is 94%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.50 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 20:24. This applies to Pierce County-Thun Field, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -7 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

On this airport you can find flying schools. Companies on this airport are Safety in Motion Flight Center and Spanaflight.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Pierce County-Thun Field. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
17/35 180°-360° 5 kt 4 kt 77 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

700 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 10.4 °C
Dewpoint 9.2 °C
Rel. humidity 94%
Wind chill 7 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLPNOSea level pressure is not available
T01040092Temperature is 10.4 °C (50.7 °F), dew point is 9.2 °C (48.6 °F)
$This weather station needs maintenance

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:48
Midday
13:07
Sunset
20:25 (10:14h)

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