Thun Field turns 65

Thursday Aug 27 2009 2:26 PM

Celebrate Thun Field's 65th anniversary on Friday, Sept. 18 with live entertainment, refreshments, historical displays and antique aircraft.

The free open house will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pierce County Regional Airport, located at 16715 Meridian E. St. in Puyallup.

A new memorial to airport founder John Thun Sr. will be dedicated at 10:30 a.m.

The 200-acre airport was built in 1944 and purchased by Pierce County in 1979. Today, Thun Field is home to about 225 aircraft and has approximately 108,000 take-offs and landings each year.

More information is available at www.piercecountywa.org/airport

CONTACT: Michael Esher, airport administrator at 253-798-7109, or Gloria Van Spanckeren, Public Works and Utilities PIO at 253-798-4688 or gvanspa@co.pierce.wa.us