Pierce County Airport

Pierce County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPierce County, Washington
ServesPuyallup, Washington
LocationSouth Hill, Washington
Elevation AMSL538 ft / 164 m
Coordinates47°06′14″N 122°17′14″W / 47.10389°N 122.28722°W / 47.10389; -122.28722
Websitewww.co.pierce.wa.us/1633/Thun-Field-PLU
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 3,651 1,113 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations107,000
Based aircraft205

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.

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for PLU PDF, effective October 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.