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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
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- Amtrak Station Tacoma, WA train station at 7mi
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Aviation weather for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
METAR for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
KTCM 081355Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01580120
Decoded METAR for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
METAR issued by KTCM on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 13:55 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 22 hours and 38 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is 16°C = 61°F, dew point is 12°C = 54°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 77 %.
QNH is 1016hPa = 30inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 220°.
Sky clear.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=161 T01580120
TAF for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
KTCM 081300Z 0813/0919 22006KT 9999 FEW025 QNH3001INS BECMG 0820/0821 24010G15KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2998INS BECMG 0900/0901 25012G20KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2999INS BECMG 0905/0906 24009KT 9999 BKN025 OVC035 QNH3003INS BECMG 0912/0913 24010G15KT 9999 BKN020 OVC030 QNH3009INS BECMG 0914/0915 23012G18KT 9000 -SHRA BKN012 OVC020 QNH3013INS TX30/0823Z TN11/0814Z
Decoded TAF for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
TAF issued by KTCM on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 13:00 UTC, issued 23 hours and 33 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, July 8, 2025 à 13:00 heure TU to Tuesday, July 8, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
0813/0919 22006KT 9999 FEW025 QNH3001INS
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 220°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 2500ft = 760m
becoming from Tuesday, July 8, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Tuesday, July 8, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0820/0821 24010G15KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2998INS
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 25000ft = 7620m
becoming from Tuesday, July 8, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Wednesday, July 9, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0900/0901 25012G20KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2999INS
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 250°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 20000ft = 6100m
becoming from Wednesday, July 9, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, July 9, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0905/0906 24009KT 9999 BKN025 OVC035 QNH3003INS
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 2500ft = 760m overcast at 3500ft = 1070m
becoming from Wednesday, July 9, 2025 à 13:00 heure TU to Wednesday, July 9, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0912/0913 24010G15KT 9999 BKN020 OVC030 QNH3009INS
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 2000ft = 610m overcast at 3000ft = 910m
becoming from Wednesday, July 9, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Wednesday, July 9, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0914/0915 23012G18KT 9000 -SHRA BKN012 OVC020 QNH3013INS TX30/0823Z TN11/0814Z
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 18kt = 33km/h, direction is 230°
Visibility is 9km = 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
broken at 1200ft = 370m 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↑
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- Paris at 5027mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 5028mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 5169mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 5169mi↑
- Bordeaux at 5169mi↑
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- 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
→ 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