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KPLU — Pierce County/Thun Fld
Puyallup, WA · field elevation 538 ft · NON-ATCT
KPLU current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KPLU 252355Z AUTO 23010G18KT 190V270 10SM CLR 15/10 A3005 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 230° at 10 kt, gusting 18 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 15 °C / dewpoint 10 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Density altitude
- 503 ft · pressure altitude 408 ft
- Observed
- 3 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 230° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 6 kt head | 8 kt from the right |
| 35 | 6 kt tail | 8 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
12 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 2 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
6 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 300–2,800 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
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
- 1400Z / 0200Z
- 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.