Pierce County-Thun Field

KPLU · Washington, United States

The METAR station used is 15 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 010° Pierce County-Thun Field 17/35
Wind direction to Wind: 15 kt, gusting 22 kt, 4 beaufort

15 kt

3 kt
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0 ft 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 6,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
OVC 8,500
METAR KTIW 041753Z 01015G22KT 10SM FEW060 OVC085 11/09 A2951 RMK AO2 SLP994 60001 T01110089 10111 20100 56009

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 Tacoma Narrows Airport on May 4, 2024 10:53, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 010° with a speed of 15 kt. Wind gusts of 22 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 6,000 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 8,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 8,500 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 11 °C. The dew point is 9 °C, the relative humidity is 88%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.51 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° 3-4 kt 15-22 kt 17 %

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

6,000 ft FEW Few clouds
8,500 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 11.1 °C
Dewpoint 8.9 °C
Rel. humidity 88%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP994Sea level pressure is 29.51 inHg (29.51 inHg)
60001Water equivalent of rainfall in the last 6 hours is 0.06 inch (0.0 mm)
T01110089Temperature is 11.1 °C (52.0 °F), dew point is 8.9 °C (48.0 °F)
10111 20100 56009

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:47
Midday
13:07
Sunset
20:26 (9:22h)

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