Pierce County Airport
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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Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||
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. 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. 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.