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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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- 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
SPECI KTCM 110620Z AUTO 21013KT 9SM OVC005 14/13 A2996 RMK AO2 RAE0555RAB07E20 CIG 004 RWY34 SLP149 $
Decoded METAR for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
METAR issued by KTCM on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 06:20 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 34 hours and -1395 minutes ago.
visibility is 14km = 9sm.
The temperature is 14°C = 57°F, dew point is 13°C = 55°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94 %.
QNH is 1015hPa = 29.96inHg
Wind 24km/h = 13kt, direction is 210°.
Clouds : overcast at 500ft = 150m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor rain E0555rain B07E20 CIG 004 RWY34 Sea Level Pressure SLP=149 $
TAF for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
KTCM 110220Z 1102/1203 22015G25KT 9999 VCSH OVC005 520005 QNH2992INS TEMPO 1102/1103 22015G30KT 530005 BECMG 1104/1105 22015G25KT 9000 -SHRA OVC008 520005 QNH2992INS BECMG 1109/1110 24010G20KT 9000 -SHRA BKN008 OVC020 610909 QNH3005INS BECMG 1113/1114 22010G15KT 9000 -SHRA OVC050 610809 QNH3012INS BECMG 1117/1118 21008KT 9999 NSW OVC050 620809 QNH3020INS BECMG 1123/1124 VRB05KT 9000 -SHRA OVC030 QNH3021INS TX15/1103Z TN10/1118Z
Decoded TAF for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
TAF issued by KTCM on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 02:20 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 14 hours and 45 minutes. weather forecast for 25 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, December 10, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Wednesday, December 10, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
1102/1203 22015G25KT 9999 VCSH OVC005 520005 QNH2992INS
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 220°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
in vicinity shower
overcast at 500ft = 150m
temporarily from Wednesday, December 10, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Wednesday, December 10, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1102/1103 22015G30KT 530005
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h, direction is 220°
becoming from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 05:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1104/1105 22015G25KT 9000 -SHRA OVC008 520005 QNH2992INS
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 220°
Visibility is 9km = 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
overcast at 800ft = 240m
becoming from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 13:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1109/1110 24010G20KT 9000 -SHRA BKN008 OVC020 610909 QNH3005INS
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is 9km = 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
broken at 800ft = 240m overcast at 2000ft = 610m
becoming from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 17:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1113/1114 22010G15KT 9000 -SHRA OVC050 610809 QNH3012INS
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 220°
Visibility is 9km = 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
overcast at 5000ft = 1520m
becoming from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 23:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1117/1118 21008KT 9999 NSW OVC050 620809 QNH3020INS
no significant weather
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 210°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
overcast at 5000ft = 1520m
becoming from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1123/1124 VRB05KT 9000 -SHRA OVC030 QNH3021INS TX15/1103Z TN10/1118Z
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 9km = 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
overcast at 3000ft = 910m
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
