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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 100159Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN046 BKN055 BKN070 OVC140 11/10 A2987 RMK AO2 RAB59 SLP119 $
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,600 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 10 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.87 inHg
- Density altitude
- -16 ft · pressure altitude 372 ft
- Observed
- 40 minutes ago
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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 6 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
6 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 1,800–23,000 ft.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KTCM 092100Z 0921/1103 14008KT 9000 -RA BKN040 OVC060 620609 QNH2985INS BECMG 1000/1001 19012G18KT 9999 -SHRA OVC030 WS020/20034KT 610709 510005 QNH2986INS TEMPO 1001/1004 19015G25KT 520005 BECMG 1004/1005 20010KT 9999 NSW BKN030 QNH2999INS BECMG 1012/1013 15008KT 9999 VCSH BKN025 OVC030 610809 510203 QNH3006INS BECMG 1015/1016 18012G18KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC030 WS020/19033KT 610909 520104 QNH3001INS BECMG 1022/1023 19015G25KT 8000 -SHRA BKN010 OVC025 610809 520005 QHN2998INS TX13/0921Z TN09/1014Z
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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
- 1507Z / 0040Z
- 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
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- 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.