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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
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Aviation weather for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
METAR for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
SPECI KTCM 141645Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM OVC030 10/08 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP154 $
Decoded METAR for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
METAR issued by KTCM on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 16:45 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 6 hours and 1 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is 10°C = 50°F, dew point is 8°C = 46°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
QNH is 1015hPa = 29.97inHg
Wind 7km/h = 4kt, direction is 60°.
Clouds : overcast at 3000ft = 910m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=154 $
TAF for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
KTCM 141300Z 1413/1519 19010G15KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC050 610809 QNH2993INS BECMG 1417/1418 19010G15KT 9999 VCSH BKN020 OVC050 QNH2998INS BECMG 1421/1422 18008KT 9999 NSW BKN030 BKN150 QNH2995INS BECMG 1507/1508 18015G25KT 9000 -RA BKN040 OVC080 620809 510003 QNH2984INS BECMG 1511/1512 19020G30KT 8000 -RA BR BKN040 OVC060 620609 520003 QNH2982INS TX14/1421Z TN08/1413Z
Decoded TAF for McChord Air Force Base airport KTCM TCM
TAF issued by KTCM on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 13:00 UTC, issued 9 hours and 46 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, December 14, 2025 à 13:00 heure TU to Sunday, December 14, 2025 à 17:00 heure UTC
1413/1519 19010G15KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC050 610809 QNH2993INS
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 190°
Visibility is 9km = 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
broken at 2000ft = 610m overcast at 5000ft = 1520m
becoming from Sunday, December 14, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Sunday, December 14, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1417/1418 19010G15KT 9999 VCSH BKN020 OVC050 QNH2998INS
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 190°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
in vicinity shower
broken at 2000ft = 610m overcast at 5000ft = 1520m
becoming from Sunday, December 14, 2025 à 22:00 heure TU to Monday, December 15, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1421/1422 18008KT 9999 NSW BKN030 BKN150 QNH2995INS
no significant weather
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 3000ft = 910m broken at 15000ft = 4570m
becoming from Monday, December 15, 2025 à 08:00 heure TU to Monday, December 15, 2025 à 11:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1507/1508 18015G25KT 9000 -RA BKN040 OVC080 620809 510003 QNH2984INS
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is 9km = 6mi.
light rain
broken at 4000ft = 1220m overcast at 8000ft = 2440m
becoming from Monday, December 15, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Monday, December 15, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1511/1512 19020G30KT 8000 -RA BR BKN040 OVC060 620609 520003 QNH2982INS TX14/1421Z TN08/1413Z
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h, direction is 190°
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
light rain
mist
broken at 4000ft = 1220m overcast at 6000ft = 1830m
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
