Pierce County Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Pierce County, Washington | ||||||||||
| Serves | Puyallup, Washington | ||||||||||
| Location | South Hill, Washington | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 538 ft / 164 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°06′14″N 122°17′14″W / 47.10389°N 122.28722°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Pierce County Airport, (ICAO: KPLU, FAA LID: PLU), also known as Thun Field, is a county-owned public-use airport located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) south of the central business district of Puyallup, Washington, a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States.[1] It is located in the CDP South Hill, Washington. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2] There is no commercial airline at this airport; the closest airport with commercial airline service is Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, about 24 miles (39 km) to the north.
Many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA. However, this airport is assigned PLU by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Pierce County Airport covers an area of 200 acres (81 ha) at an elevation of 538 feet (164 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt runway: 17/35 is 3,651 by 60 feet (1,114 x 18 m) with runway edge lights and PAPIs on both ends.[1]
In 2022, the airport had 107,000 aircraft operations, an average of 293 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi. In December 2022, there was 205 aircraft based at this airport: 194 single-engine, 9 multi-engine, and 2 helicopter.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for PLU PDF, effective October 5, 2023.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for PLU
- AirNav airport information for PLU
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for PLU
