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Runway 17 · KPLU

Runway 17 at PIERCE COUNTY/THUN FLD

PIERCE COUNTY/THUN FLD · PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON

Runway end
LEFT-hand
17
opp 35
Heading (°M)
165°
Size
3,651 × 60 ft
Surface
ASPH
ILS
No

Runway 17 is the 165° magnetic heading end of the 17/35 runway at PIERCE COUNTY/THUN FLD (PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON). It measures 3,651 ft × 60 ft and is asph. Traffic pattern is left-hand.

Wind component for Runway 17

Based on the current METAR wind at KPLU.

Headwind
3.0 kt
Crosswind
5.2 kt RIGHT
Rel. angle
60°
Favorability
marginal

Runway & wind

tap a runway
240° · 6 kt
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RWY 17
165°M
Head/Tail
+3 kt
Crosswind
5 kt R

Pattern entry · RWY 17

LEFT TRAFFIC
CrosswindCrosswindDownwindDownwindBaseBaseFinalFinal45° entry45° entryRWY 17 · 165° · LEFT TRAFFICPattern 1,538 ft MSL

Traffic pattern · Runway 17

LEFT-hand pattern on the south/east side. Uncontrolled field. Announce position on CTAF and self-separate.

  • Upwind: climb runway heading 165°M
  • Crosswind: turn left to 75°M
  • Downwind: parallel runway, opposite direction (345°M)
  • Base: perpendicular to runway
  • Final: align with 165°M for Runway 17

Other runways at KPLU

RWY 35
All runways at KPLU