About Pierce County-Thun Field

PIERCE COUNTY - THUN FLD

ICAO	KPLU
FAA ID	PLU
Type	Midsized airport
Open since	September 1945
Coordinates (ARP)	47.10392, -122.2872 470614N 1221714W
Variation	15.1° E (2024)
Timezone	Los_Angeles (-7 h)
Local time	May 5, 2024 18:04
Fuel types	100LL 100LL gasoline, low lead (Blue)
Usage	Public (Joint use)
Operations (annual)	107,000 (December 31, 2022)
Based aircraft	205
Airport status	Operational
Source	FAA (Effective date April 18, 2024)

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Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Length	Width	Surface	Latitude	Longitude
17	180°	164°	3,652 ft	59 ft	Asphalt	47.1089	-122.2871
35	360°	344°	3,652 ft	59 ft	Asphalt	47.0989	-122.2873

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

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Pierce County-Thun Field

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. Nearby other airfields are Shady Acres Airport, Kapowsin Field, Mcchord Field (Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord), Flying H Ranch Airport and Cawleys South Prairie Airport.

Pierce County-Thun Field publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Seattle.

Pierce County-Thun Field is in the timezone of America/Los_Angeles. Difference with UTC is -7 h. Today the sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 20:27. 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.

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

Companies

Flying schools

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References

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Lone Star Pad 1 Heliport	US-D227	2.7 NM	185°
Bcag-Frederickson Heliport	US-D339	2.7 NM	242°
Shady Acres Airport	K3B8	4.0 NM	239°
Multi Care Health System Good Samaritan Hospital Heliport	US-D340	4.5 NM	358°
Kapowsin Field	US-D245	6.4 NM	160°
Mcchord Field (Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord)	KTCM	8.1 NM	285°
Flying H Ranch Airport	US-D133	8.3 NM	054°
Cawleys South Prairie Airport	US-D407	8.4 NM	069°
Albritton Airport	US-D134	9.2 NM	043°

Navigational aids

Name		Ident	Type	Distance	Direction
	Mcchord	TCM	VORTAC	8.1 NM	288°
	Lacomas	LAC	NDB	12 NM	242°

More runway information

Condition

ID	Surface condition	Surface treatment	PCN Pavement Classification Number	Runway Lights Edge Intensity
17	Good	No special treatment		Medium
35	Good	No special treatment		Medium

Weight Bearing Capacity

ID	Single wheel	Double wheel	Double tandem	Dual double tandem
17
35

Declared distances

ID	TORA Takeoff Run Available	TODA Takeoff Distance Available	ASDA Accelerated Stop Distance Available	LDA Landing Distance Available	Displaced Threshold Length
17
35

Elevations

ID	End Elevation	Threshold Crossing Height	Visual Glide Path Angle	Touchdown Zone Elevation	Displaced Threshold Elevation
17	537 ft	53 ft	4.0°	164 ft
35	535 ft	53 ft	4.0°	164 ft

Obstruction data

ID	Controlling Object Description	Controlling Object Marking	CFR Part 77	Controlling Object Clearance slope	Controlling Object Height (AGL)	Controlling Object Distance Threshold	Controlling Object Centerline offset	Controlling Object Centerline
17	TREES		A(V)	34	75 ft	2,799 ft
35	ROAD		A(NP)	3	13 ft	243 ft

Lights and markings

ID	Runway Markings Type	Runway Markings Condition	Approach Light System	Runway End Identifier Lights	Centerline Lights	Touchdown Lights	Visual Glide Slope Indicators
17	Nonprecision Instrument	Good		Yes			P4L
35	Nonprecision Instrument	Good		Yes			P4R

Other information

ID	ILS type	Pattern	Runway Visual Range Equipment	Runway Visibility Value Equipment
17		Left hand
35		Left hand