Pierce County Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Pierce County, Washington | ||||||||||
Serves | Puyallup, Washington | ||||||||||
Location | South Hill, Washington | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 538 ft / 164 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°06′14″N 122°17′14″W / 47.10389°N 122.28722°W | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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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.