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KPLU — Pierce County/Thun Fld
Puyallup, WA · field elevation 538 ft · NON-ATCT
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KPLU current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KPLU 100615Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM -RA SCT027 BKN032 BKN045 11/11 A3004 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 220° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 3,200 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Density altitude
- 41 ft · pressure altitude 418 ft
- Observed
- 11 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 220° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 35 | 4 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
12 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 3 min ago.
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Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 2,000–2,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KPLU — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KPLU — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 47.10392, -122.28720
- Elevation
- 538 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1506Z / 0040Z
- Magnetic variation
- 15°E (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Seattle
- County
- Pierce, WA
Everything else KPLU publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,651 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 121.85
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
- Approach
- 126.5
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KTCM Mcchord Fld (Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord)8 nm
- KGRF Gray AAF (Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord)12 nm
- KTIW Tacoma Narrows15 nm
- KSEA Seattle-Tacoma Intl21 nm
- KRNT Renton Muni24 nm
- KBFI Boeing Fld/King County Intl26 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KPLU airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Washington airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.