METAR & TAF 3B8
3B8 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KPLU (PIERCE COUNTY/THUN FLD) · 4.0 NM away. Conditions at 3B8 may differ.
METAR · KPLU
Observed 16:55Z
KPLU 271655Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM SCT025 OVC033 12/07 A3002 RMK AO2
- Wind
- 230° @ 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 12°C / 7°C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 68 ft
- Ceiling
- 3,300 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM SE
- VFR sectional
- SEATTLE
- ARTCC
- ZSE · SEATTLE
- NOTAM facility
- SEA (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- JUDY SCOTT
- Phone
- 253-720-4546
- Address
- 20615 42ND AVE. E., SPANAWAY WA 98387
Flight service · Hours
- FSS SEA
- SEATTLE1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
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Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- Not available
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SS-SR
- Wind indicator
- Yes
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Shady Acres is painted on the runway midfield.Show FAA
- Power plants with emissions that may not be visible are located 0.5 and 1 statute mile northeast of the airport.Show FAA
- Power line east trees. Power pole north of field trees marked with orange balls.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery contact Seattle Approach at 206-214-4723.Show FAA
- All patterns are to the east.Show FAA
- Trees and buildings are in transition surfaces.Show FAA
- Civil helicopters fly in fixed-wing traffic patterns due to limited visibility. Towers located 2,100 feet northeast, 160 feet above ground level, red and white, lighted at night; 2,700 feet east, 150 feet above ground level, lighted at night.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 34There is a road at 23 feet. The runway 34 approach slope is 13 to 1 to the displaced threshold. There is a 9-foot sign 76 feet left at 21 feet from the runway end. There is a 9-foot sign 69 feet right at 20 feet. There is a 39-foot pole 111 feet left at 18 feet from the runway end. Six 4-foot reflective posts are 12 feet centered on the runway. A 4-foot fence is 13 feet centered on the runway. There are 60-foot trees 89 feet right, 86 feet from the runway.Show FAA
- 16There are 90-foot trees 111 feet right from the runway end. A 5-foot fence, brush, embankment, and road are 73 feet right from the runway end. A 15-foot tree is 64 feet left and 80 feet from the runway end.Show FAA
- 16An 80-foot building is 1,320 feet northwest of runway 16 end.Show FAA
- 34Displaced threshold is marked with nonstandard chevrons.Show FAA
- 16Runway 16 identification is not standard distance from the runway end.Show FAA
- 34Approach ratio is zero to one from displaced threshold to a 4-foot fence at zero feet, 100 feet left; a 33-foot power pole is at 206 feet, 81 feet right.Show FAA
Other notes
- Provided all traffic patterns are established to the east from the airport.Show FAA
- Landing pattern indicator is painted on the runway.Show FAA
- Pilots bring their own tiedowns.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 3B8
Answer card- ICAO
- 3B8
- Name
- SHADY ACRES
- Location
- SPANAWAY, WASHINGTON
- Elevation
- 445 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,445 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 1
- Magnetic variation
- 20°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 230° at 5 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Shady Acres Airport (3B8) is in Spanaway, Washington. The field elevation is 445 ft MSL. No runways are listed in the facts, so check the current FAA Chart Supplement and the airport operator before planning an arrival. There is no control tower. CTAF is 122.9. No ILS approaches are published.
The pattern altitude is not published. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL only if that is confirmed for your aircraft and current operating picture. The published remarks say traffic patterns are established to the east from the airport. That matters here because the remarks also list several obstructions near the runway environment, including trees, poles, a fence, a road and reflective posts. The runway area also has nonstandard markings noted in the remarks, including chevrons on a displaced threshold and painted runway identifiers. One remark says Shady Acres is painted on the runway midfield.
There are no on-field FBOs listed. Bring your own tiedowns. For clearance delivery, contact Seattle Approach at 206-214-4723. If you are new to the field, treat this as a place where local remarks matter. Review the current Chart Supplement before you go. The airport sits in the Spanaway area near Tacoma. Expect local traffic awareness to matter more than published instrument options.