Pierce County/thun Fld Airport (PLU)

PLU
Pierce County/thun Fld Airport (PLU)
Puyallup, WA
Latest photos of Pierce County/thun Fld Airport (PLU)
PLU, Looking North., photo by Eric Olsen
Eric Olsen
PLU, Thun Field Airport , PLU . Feb 1989, photo by Henk Geerlings
Henk Geerlings
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier PLU
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 122°17'13.9210" W / 47°6'14.1120" N
-122.287200 / 47.103920 (Estimated)
Elevation 537.60 ft / 163.86 m (Surveyed)
Land 200 acres
From nearest city 5 nautical miles S of Puyallup, WA
Location Pierce County, WA
Magnetic Variation 15E (2020)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner PIERCE COUNTY
Address 9850 - 64TH ST. W.
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA 98467
Phone number 253-798-2421
Manager DENNIS SMITH
Address 16915 103RD AVE E
PUYALLUP, WA 98374-3768
Phone number 253-798-8551
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart SEATTLE
Region ANM - Northwest Mountain
Responsible 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)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.7 MHz
UNICOM 122.7 MHz
AWOS-3 PLU (253-848-2748)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen LOW
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Tiedown
Other services AVNCS,INSTR,RNTL
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
Dimensions 3651 x 60 ft (1113 x 18 m)
Surface ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
17 35
Alignment 180° °
Physical elevation 537.40 ft 535.40 ft
Coordinates 47.108924 / -122.287121 47.098918 / -122.287278
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on right
Runway end lights Yes Yes
Remarks
  • ULTRALIGHTS PROHIBITED.
  • NOISE SENSITIVE ALL QUADRANTS.
  • FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723.
  • ESTABD PRIOR TO 15 MAY 1959.