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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
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia Abritel
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
By plane :
- McChord Air Force Base airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Gray Army Air Field airport at 6mi : book on Trip.com
- Tacoma Narrows airport at 10mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
METAR for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
KTCM 272355Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM OVC033 11/04 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP259 T01120035 10121 20087 57011 $
Decoded METAR for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
METAR issued by KTCM on Friday, February 27, 2026 at 23:55 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 hours and 51 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is 11°C = 52°F, dew point is 4°C = 39°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 62 %.
QNH is 1025hPa = 30.28inHg
Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 290°.
Clouds : overcast at 3300ft = 1010m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=259 T01120035 10121 20087 57011 $
TAF for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
KTCM 272100Z 2721/0103 22012G18KT 9999 BKN020 OVC025 QNH3023INS BECMG 2801/2802 24010KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3023INS BECMG 2805/2806 18006KT 9999 BKN025 QNH3021INS BECMG 2811/2812 02006KT 4800 BR SCT020 QNH3011INS BECMG 2818/2819 03012G20KT 9999 NSW SKC 510005 QNH3000INS TX12/2723Z TN02/2813Z
Decoded TAF for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
TAF issued by KTCM on Friday, February 27, 2026 at 21:00 UTC, issued 5 hours and 46 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, February 27, 2026 à 21:00 heure TU to Friday, February 27, 2026 à 01:00 heure UTC
2721/0103 22012G18KT 9999 BKN020 OVC025 QNH3023INS
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 18kt = 33km/h, direction is 220°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 2000ft = 610m overcast at 2500ft = 760m
becoming from Friday, February 27, 2026 à 02:00 heure TU to Saturday, February 28, 2026 à 05:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2801/2802 24010KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3023INS
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
becoming from Saturday, February 28, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Saturday, February 28, 2026 à 11:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2805/2806 18006KT 9999 BKN025 QNH3021INS
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 2500ft = 760m
becoming from Saturday, February 28, 2026 à 12:00 heure TU to Saturday, February 28, 2026 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2811/2812 02006KT 4800 BR SCT020 QNH3011INS
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 20°
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
mist
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
becoming from Saturday, February 28, 2026 à 19:00 heure TU to Saturday, February 28, 2026 à 03:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2818/2819 03012G20KT 9999 NSW SKC 510005 QNH3000INS TX12/2723Z TN02/2813Z
no significant weather
sky clear
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 30°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
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
