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KTCM — Mcchord Fld (Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord)
Tacoma, WA · field elevation 322 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KTCM current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
SPECI KTCM 252315Z AUTO 23013G21KT 10SM SCT026 SCT032 16/11 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP162 $
- Wind
- from 230° at 13 kt, gusting 21 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Density altitude
- 418 ft · pressure altitude 242 ft
- Observed
- 44 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 230° at 13 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 8 kt head | 10 kt from the right |
| 34 | 8 kt tail | 10 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
12 within 20 nm, closest 8 nm. Last image 5 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
6 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 300–2,800 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF AMD KTCM 252327Z 2523/2703 24012G20KT 9999 SCT030 510006 QNH3001INS BECMG 2611/2612 20006KT 9999 FEW030 QNH3017INS BECMG 2613/2614 19005KT 6000 BR BKN020 QNH3019INS BECMG 2615/2616 20005KT 9999 NSW SCT025 QNH3011INS BECMG 2622/2623 03010KT 9999 SCT180 QNH3010INS TX16/2600Z TN08/2613Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 47.13768, -122.47647
- Elevation
- 322 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1401Z / 0201Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 15°E (2020)
- Sectional
- Seattle
- County
- Pierce, WA
Airport diagram
Everything else KTCM publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 10,108 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 162/342 | 3,000 | 60 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 135.825
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 124.8
- Ground
- 118.175
- Approach
- 126.5
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — ILS, LOC/GS
- 1 departure published
- 6 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KGRF Gray AAF (Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord)6 nm
- KPLU Pierce County/Thun Fld8 nm
- KTIW Tacoma Narrows9 nm
- KSEA Seattle-Tacoma Intl20 nm
- KOLM Olympia Rgnl20 nm
- KRNT Renton Muni24 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KTCM airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Washington airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.