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McChord Air Force Base airport in Tacoma (United State)
McChord Air Force Base airport is located near Tacoma, with McChord Air Force Base at 1mi↑, Parkland at 2mi↑, Spanaway at 3mi↑, Lakewood at 3mi↑, Midland at 4mi↑, Elk Plain at 7mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in United State and Southernmost airports in United State
→ See also airports in United State
aerial view of McChord Air Force Base airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : KTCM
- IATA code : TCM
- Local code : -
Elevation : 98 m = 322ft
→ See also Highest airports in USA and Lowest airports in United State
Runways
- runway 16/34 : 3081m = 10108ft
- runway 160/340 : 914m = 2999ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United State
Coming to McChord Air Force Base airport
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Aviation weather for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
METAR for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
KTCM 082255Z AUTO 21015KT 10SM -RA BKN004 OVC009 14/12 A2989 RMK AO2 CIG 004V006 SLP126 P0009 T01390124 $
Decoded METAR for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
METAR issued by KTCM on Monday, December 8, 2025 at 22:55 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 22 hours and 51 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is 14°C = 57°F, dew point is 12°C = 54°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
QNH is 1012hPa = 29.89inHg
Wind 28km/h = 15kt, direction is 210°.
Clouds : broken at 400ft = 120m. overcast at 900ft = 270m.
light rain
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor CIG 004V006 Sea Level Pressure SLP=126 P0009 T01390124 $
TAF for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
KTCM 082100Z 0821/1003 22015G30KT 8000 RA BKN012 OVC018 620809 520005 QNH2989INS TEMPO 0821/0901 BKN008 BECMG 0902/0903 23012G25KT 8000 RA BKN007 OVC015 620809 520005 QNH2988INS BECMG 0908/0909 22012G20KT 9999 NSW BKN007 OVC012 620809 510005 QNH2994INS BECMG 0911/0912 19008KT 9999 BKN005 OVC010 620809 QNH3003INS BECMG 0922/0923 20006KT 9000 -SHRA BKN010 OVC020 610809 QNH3009INS TX14/0823Z TN08/0913Z
Decoded TAF for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
TAF issued by KTCM on Monday, December 8, 2025 at 21:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 46 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, December 8, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Monday, December 8, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
0821/1003 22015G30KT 8000 RA BKN012 OVC018 620809 520005 QNH2989INS
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h, direction is 220°
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
rain
broken at 1200ft = 370m overcast at 1800ft = 550m
temporarily from Monday, December 8, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Monday, December 8, 2025 à 01:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0821/0901 BKN008
broken at 800ft = 240m
becoming from Monday, December 8, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 9, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0902/0903 23012G25KT 8000 RA BKN007 OVC015 620809 520005 QNH2988INS
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 230°
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
rain
broken at 700ft = 210m overcast at 1500ft = 460m
becoming from Tuesday, December 9, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 9, 2025 à 11:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0908/0909 22012G20KT 9999 NSW BKN007 OVC012 620809 510005 QNH2994INS
no significant weather
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 220°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 700ft = 210m overcast at 1200ft = 370m
becoming from Tuesday, December 9, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 9, 2025 à 22:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0911/0912 19008KT 9999 BKN005 OVC010 620809 QNH3003INS
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 190°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 500ft = 150m overcast at 1000ft = 300m
becoming from Tuesday, December 9, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 9, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0922/0923 20006KT 9000 -SHRA BKN010 OVC020 610809 QNH3009INS TX14/0823Z TN08/0913Z
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 200°
Visibility is 9km = 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
broken at 1000ft = 300m overcast at 2000ft = 610m
NOTAM for McChord Air Force Base airport
Around McChord Air Force Base airport in Tacoma (United State)
near
- Hotels in McChord Air Force Base
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 2384mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 2412mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 5026mi↑
- Paris at 5027mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 5028mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 5169mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 5169mi↑
- Bordeaux at 5169mi↑
- Hôtel Cardinal (Bordeaux) at 5169mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 5179mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 5180mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 5181mi↑
- for McChord Air Force Base airport at 0mi↑
- for Mueller-Harkins / Clover Park Technical College airport at 3mi↑
- for American Lake airport at 4mi↑
nearest airports to McChord Air Force Base airport in Tacoma (United State)
- Mueller-Harkins / Clover Park Technical College airport ( US-6079) at 3mi↑defunct airport
- American Lake seaplane base ( W37) at 4mi↑
- Fort Lewis Auxiliary Number 1 airport ( US-6074) at 4mi↑defunct airport
- Spanaway airport ( S44) at 4mi↑defunct airport
- Madigan Army Medical Center heliport ( 1WA8) at 4mi↑
- South Tacoma airport ( US-6083) at 6mi↑defunct airport
- Gray Army Air Field airport (KGRF GRF ) at 6mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Shady Acres airport ( 3B8) at 7mi↑
- Bcag - Frederickson heliport ( 23WA) at 7mi↑
- Fort Lewis Auxiliary Number 3 airport ( US-6081) at 7mi↑defunct airport
- Tacoma airport ( US-6082) at 7mi↑defunct airport
- Saint Joseph Hospital heliport ( WN50) at 8mi↑
- Fort Lewis Auxiliary Number 2 airport ( US-6080) at 8mi↑defunct airport
- Fort Lewis Road / Pacemaker Landing Zone airport ( KZ10) at 8mi↑
- Ben Barry's Sky Harbor airport ( US-6072) at 9mi↑defunct airport
- Mary Bridge heliport ( 31WA) at 9mi↑
→ See also Former airports in United State
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
