# Pierce County-Thun Field (KPLU)

**Pierce County-Thun Field** (ICAO: KPLU) is a small airport in Puyallup, Washington, United States. It opened in Sep 1945. It has one runway, 3,651 ft (1,113 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kplu

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KPLU
- FAA: PLU
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Puyallup, Washington, United States
- Opened: Sep 1945
- Elevation: 538 ft / 164 m
- Coordinates: 47.1039, -122.2870
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,651 ft / 1,113 m
- Instrument procedures: 1 approach
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/1633/Thun-Field-PLU
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_County_Airport (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25000495
- Weather station: KPLU
- Ident: KPLU

## Timeline

- Sep 1945: Pierce County-Thun Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 3,651 ft / 1,113 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,651 ft / 1,113 m | #11,704 of 29,858 | #4,706 in North America | #3,943 in US |
| Elevation | 538 ft / 164 m | =26,495 of 43,403 | =12,693 in North America | =10,602 in US |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =1,492 in North America | =1,440 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kplu/data