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1WA8

Madigan Hospital Heliport
Fort Lewis, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	1WA8
Lat/Long:	47-06-35.4000N 122-33-25.8000W 47-06.590000N 122-33.430000W 47.1098333,-122.5571667 (estimated)
Elevation:	300 ft. / 91 m (estimated)
Variation:	20E (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	98433

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use, MEDICAL USE.
Activation date:	02/1975
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at TCM (4 nm NE):	PHONE 253-982-3434
WX ASOS at TIW (10 nm N):	PHONE 253-858-6507
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (11 nm E):	128.575 (253-848-2748)
WX ASOS at OLM (16 nm SW):	PHONE 360-754-0781

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Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
OLMr041/16.4		OLYMPIA VORTAC		113.40		19E
SEAr188/22.0		SEATTLE VORTAC		116.80		19E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface:	concrete
Latitude:	47-06.590000N
Longitude:	122-33.430000W
Elevation:	300.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	U.S. Army
Owner:	U.S. ARMY Phone 253-967-5998
Manager:	MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER ATTN: DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERV, 9040 JACKSON AVE TACOMA, WA 98431-5000 Phone 253-968-1110 ADDNL PHONE 253-967-5998.

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4794.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 1WA8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (2 nm SW)
KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (4 nm NE)
KTIW - Tacoma Narrows Airport (10 nm N)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field (11 nm E)
KOLM - Olympia Regional Airport (16 nm SW)
S50 - Auburn Municipal Airport (19 nm NE)

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Area around 1WA8 (Madigan Hospital Heliport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:42	11:42
Sunrise	05:22	12:22
Sunset	21:08	04:08
Evening civil twilight	21:47	04:47

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Jul-2025 20:01:59
Local (UTC-7)	04-Jul-2025 13:01:59

METAR

KGRF 3nm S	041955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02220087 $
KTCM 4nm E	041955Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM FEW170 22/09 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02170089
KTIW 9nm N	041953Z VRB05KT 10SM CLR 20/09 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02000089
KPLU 11nm E	041955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW046 22/08 A3005 RMK AO2
KOLM 16nm SW	041954Z 19008KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02060083

TAF

KGRF 3nm S	040500Z 0405/0511 32005KT 9999 FEW050 QNH2996INS BECMG 0412/0413 24005KT 9999 BKN050 BKN200 QNH3001INS TEMPO 0418/0423 9000 -SHRA BKN040 BKN180 BECMG 0423/0424 22010G15KT 9999 BKN045 BKN180 QNH3005INS BECMG 0506/0507 20012KT 9999 SCT010 BKN025 QNH3016INS TX21/0421Z TN11/0413Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0407 NEXT 0713
KTCM 4nm E	041300Z 0413/0519 VRB06KT 9999 BKN200 QNH3001INS BECMG 0421/0422 25012KT 9999 SCT040 BKN100 QNH3006INS BECMG 0510/0511 20008KT 9999 BKN015 OVC030 QNH3017INS TX23/0423Z TN10/0413Z
KOLM 16nm SW	041720Z 0418/0518 19006KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 FM051100 21006KT P6SM BKN015 FM051700 22005KT P6SM SCT025

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