Pierce County - Thun Field Airport (PLU)

PLU
Pierce County - Thun Field Airport (PLU)
Puyallup, WA
Latest photos of Pierce County - Thun Field Airport (PLU)
 - Looking North. - by Eric Olsen
Eric Olsen
 - Thun Field Airport , PLU .  Feb 1989 - by Henk Geerlings
Henk Geerlings
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2013-12-12
Airport Identifier PLU
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 122-17-13.9000W/47-06-14.1000N
-122.287194/47.103917 (Estimated)
Elevation 538 ft / 163.98 m (Surveyed)
Land 200 acres
From nearest city 5 nautical miles S of Puyallup, WA
Location Pierce County, WA
Magnetic Variation 19E (1995)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner Pierce County
Address 2702 S. 42nd St Ste 201
Tacoma, WA 98409
Phone number 253-798-7109
Manager Bruce Thun
Address 9850 64th St W
University Place, WA 48467-1078
Phone number 253-841-3779
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower No
Beacon Color Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart Seattle
Region ANM - Northwest Mountain
Traffic Pattern Alt 1000 ft
Boundary ARTCC ZSE - Seattle
Tie-in FSS SEA - Seattle
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility PLU (NOTAM-d service available)
Federal Agreements NGY
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.700 MHz
UNICOM 122.700 MHz
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen LOW
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage TIE
Other services AVNCS,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
Dimensions 3650 x 60 ft (1113 x 18 m)
Surface ASPH-F
16 34
Alignment 127°
Physical elevation 538.00 ft 536.00 ft
Coordinates 47.108923N / 122.287122W 47.098917N / 122.287279W
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Basic , Fair Condition Basic , Fair Condition
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on right
REIL Yes Yes
Remarks
  • ULTRALIGHTS PROHIBITED.
  • NOISE SENSITIVE ALL QUADRANTS.
  • (A42) WORDS PIERCE CO PAINTED ON TWY MIDFIELD.
  • ESTABD PRIOR TO 15 MAY 1959.