TCM - Mcchord Fld (Joint Base Lewis Mcchord)

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Location: Tacoma, WA

Elevation: 322ft

Sectional: Seattle

Activation date: Aug 1938

Fuel: None

Runway 16/34: 10,108ft

Runway 162/342: 3,000ft

Access: Private to everyone

This is a military facility.

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METAR

2026-04-07 03:55:00 PDT

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	Calm
Temperature:	43°F
Dewpoint:	38°F
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	10SM

Raw: METAR KTCM 071055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP182 T00650036 $

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2026-04-06 15:00:00 PDT – 2026-04-06 20:00:00 PDT

Ceiling: Sky clear

Wind: 240° @ 12kt, gusts 20kt

Weather: N/A

Visbility: SM

Raw: TAF KTCM 061300Z 0613/0719 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS BECMG 0619/0620 24010G15KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2997INS TEMPO 0622/0703 24012G20KT 510005 BECMG 0706/0707 24010G15KT 9999 SCT015 BKN030 QNH3003INS BECMG 0716/0717 22005KT 9999 FEW030 SCT050 QNH3014INS TX23/0623Z TN04/0713Z

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Jasu: (md-3m) 1(md-3) 1(ma-1a) (am32a-60) 1(mc-11).
Fluid: sp presair de-ice-exp 3 hr delay. lhox lox.
Oil: o-128-133-148-156 soap - results rqr 24 hr, 1530-0030z++ wkd exc hol, results not avbl ot. tran acft req soap will arr with historical eng soap data for trend analysis.
Tran alert: opr h24. delays can be exp. prk ltd. all tran acft rqr tran alert follow me assistance.
Amp-1/amp-3 overt/covert assault zone lgts instl in middle 5000 ft ry 16/34.see ap/1.
Rstd: all acft inc sked amc msn rqr ppr 24 hr prior to arr. ppr's effective +/- 1 hr. tran acft park extremely ltd. msn planners must ctc amops when using mcchord as divert base. ampos dsn 382-5611, c253-982-5611. acft ron more than 3 days and/or rqr other than normal trans svc must ctc 62 aw/xp, 253-982-5890. all inbd acft must ctc comd post (rainier ops) no later than 30 min prior to ldg.
Rstd: amc acft opr rstd dur bird watch cond moderate (tkof and ldg perms only when dep/arr rte avoid ident bird act, no lcl ifr/vfr tfc pat act) and severe (tkof and ldg prohwo og/cc apvl), ctc ptd/atis/comd post for current bird watch cond.
Rstd: tran aircrews conducting lcl area lo-level trng msn must rcv lcl pro/rstd briefing fr 62 oss/osk at dsn 382-3615, c253-982-3615.
Caution: when performing pre-tkof eng runup, align acft so that debris is not blown toward adtac alert hgr or adj acft prk ramp. dur vfr cond, acft making lo apch, nml tkof, touch and go ldg, or missed apch remain at or blw 1800 ft til dep end of the rwy.
Tfc pat: before ldg maint tfc pat alt commensurate with safety as long as practicable. rectangular 1800', overhead 2300'.
Cstms/ag/img: cstms avbl, 1 hr pn rqr wkd 1600-0100z++, ot 2 hr pn rqr. img on call 24 hr pn desired, 4 hr pn rqr. unsked acft arr btn 0900z-1400z++ may experience delays for cstms/ag/img insp.
Misc: s 1,000' rwy 16-34 is concrete; rwy is grooved.
Atis phone number c 253-982-2847. dsn 382-2847. digital-atis, data link enabled.
Fuel: a++
Caution: 1,000 ft rwy 16-34 is concrete; rwy is grooved. rwy mrkd with white non-reflective 90 ft x 3500 ft vfr day time assault ldg zone.
Rwy cond codes (rwycc) unavbl
Vor ots ufn
All twy edge lgt and rwy 16-34 edge, cntrln, tdz lgt equipped with ntsd led fixtures may not be compatible with all nvds or enhanced flight vision systems.
One hr ntc rqr for cstms.
Hook bak-12b(b) (2450 ft).
Hook bak-12b(b) (1668 ft).

Comments

Ceiling:	3,000ft
Wind:	240° @ 10kt, gusts 15kt
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Scattered @ 1,500ft, Broken @ 3,000ft

TCM - Mcchord Fld (Joint Base Lewis Mcchord)

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