Terminal Procedures

KPLU — Pierce County/Thun Fld

PUYALLUP, WA · 3 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA PLUElevation 537 ft1 runwayLongest 3,651 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgasVolume NW-1Not for navigation

1 published instrument approach: 1 RNAV (GPS).

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 351PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KPLU airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All all 0800-1400
ARTCC
Seattle Center
Flight service
Seattle
NOTAM facility
PLU (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
15E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
Low
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
September 1945
Airport area
200 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Seattle
Last FAA inspection
2023-06-12

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KPLU radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.7
Clearance delivery121.85Seattle
Approach126.5Seattle

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

3,651 × 60 ft1735N500 ft
Runway layout at KPLU, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
17/353,651 ft60 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  17 180°TPAPI (4-box) 4°
  35PAPI (4-box) 4°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KPLU is

Latitude, longitude47.1039200, -122.2872000
Elevation537 ft
From Puyallup5 nm S

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FAA remarks for KPLU

  • ESTABD PRIOR TO 15 MAY 1959.
  • ULTRALIGHTS PROHIBITED.
  • ACTVT REIL RWYS 17 & 35; PAPI RWYS 17 & 35 AND MIRL RWY 17/35 -CTAF.
  • PILOTS BRING OWN TIE-DOWNS.
  • NOISE SENSITIVE ALL QUADRANTS.
  • FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near KPLU

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KTCMMcchord Fld (Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord)TACOMA, WA8 nm W21
KGRFGray AAF (Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord)FORT LEWIS/TACOMA, WA12 nm W8
S50Auburn MuniAUBURN, WA14 nm N4
KTIWTacoma NarrowsTACOMA, WA15 nm NW7
KSEASeattle-Tacoma IntlSEATTLE, WA21 nm N63
KRNTRenton MuniRENTON, WA24 nm N15
KBFIBoeing Fld/King County IntlSEATTLE, WA26 nm N23
KOLMOlympia RgnlOLYMPIA, WA26 nm W9

VFR charts covering KPLU

Common questions about KPLU

What charts are available for KPLU?

3 current FAA charts for Pierce County/Thun Fld, including 1 instrument approach. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KPLU?

CTAF 122.7; Clearance delivery 121.85. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KPLU?

Pierce County/Thun Fld has 1 runway. The longest is 17/35 at 3,651 ft by 60 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KPLU have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KPLU has 1 published instrument approach, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at KPLU?

Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.

Is KPLU a towered airport?

No — Pierce County/Thun Fld has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KPLU charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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