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W37 American Lake Seaplane Base
Lakewood, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: W37
Lat/Long: 47-08-29.3520N 122-33-39.4520W
47-08.489200N 122-33.657533W
47.1414867,-122.5609589
(estimated)
Elevation: 235 ft. / 72 m (estimated)
Variation: 20E (1985)
From city: 3 miles SW of LAKEWOOD, WA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 98498

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1987
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SEA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: 935 ft. MSL
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at TCM (3 nm E): PHONE 253-982-3434
WX ASOS at TIW (8 nm N): PHONE 253-858-6507
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (11 nm E): 128.575 (253-848-2748)
WX ASOS at OLM (17 nm SW): PHONE 360-485-0905
WX AWOS-3PT at S50 (18 nm NE): 118.050 (253-802-0933)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OLMr035/17.3OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E
SEAr191/20.4SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 2W/20W

Dimensions: 5500 x 500 ft. / 1676 x 152 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 2W  RUNWAY 20W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF LAKEWOOD
6000 MAIN ST. SW
LAKEWOOD, WA 98498-5027
Phone 253-589-2489
Manager: SCOTT WILLIAMS
6000 MAIN ST. SW
LAKEWOOD, WA 98498
Phone 253-983-7887

Additional Remarks

- ARPT UNDERLIES MCCHORD AFB CLASS D AIRSPACE.
- SWIMMERS & BOATERS IN THE AREA.
- DAY USE ONLY RECOMMENDED.
- NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT; CTC AMGR 253-589-2489, EXTENSION 7741.
- SEAPLANE DOCK AVAILABLE DURING PARK HOURS, 7:00 AM TO SUNSET.
- FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at W37.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (3 nm E)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (4 nm S)
KTIW - Tacoma Narrows Airport (8 nm N)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field (11 nm E)
KOLM - Olympia Regional Airport (17 nm SW)
S50 - Auburn Municipal Airport (18 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5113:51
Sunrise07:2114:21
Sunset18:3401:34
Evening civil twilight19:0402:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Oct-2026 13:10:41
Local (UTC-7)  09-Oct-2026 06:10:41
 
METAR
KTCM 
4nm E 		091255Z AUTO 20011KT 7SM BKN004 BKN014 OVC024 14/13 A2982 RMK AO2 RAB29E40 BKN004 V OVC SLP101 P0001 T01390129 $
KGRF 
4nm S 		091255Z AUTO 14008KT 4SM -RA BR SCT007 14/13 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP097 P0001 T01390128 $
KTIW 
8nm N 		091253Z AUTO 20015G24KT 10SM BKN006 OVC015 13/13 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 20026/1239 CIG 003V008 SLP094 T01330128
KPLU 
11nm E 		091255Z AUTO 20003G10KT 10SM -DZ SCT018 BKN025 OVC033 14/12 A2985 RMK AO2
KOLM 
17nm SW 		091254Z AUTO 19012KT 5SM BR FEW005 SCT009 OVC016 13/12 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP105 T01280122 $
TAF
KTCM 
4nm E 		091150Z 0911/1011 20010G15KT 9999 SCT015 BKN020 QNH2983INS TEMPO 0911/0914 BKN007 BKN015 BECMG 0913/0914 21012G18KT 9999 BKN010 OVC020 610907 520004 QNH2980INS TEMPO 0914/0916 9000 -SHRA OVC007 BECMG 0916/0917 26015G25KT 9999 SCT030 520004 QNH2976INS BECMG 1000/1001 27010G15KT 9999 FEW020 SCT030 QNH2976INS TX17/0923Z TN09/0913Z
KGRF 
4nm S 		090500Z 0905/1011 20006KT 9999 SKC QNH2989INS BECMG 0907/0908 21010G15KT 9999 BKN007 520009 QNH2983INS BECMG 0912/0913 21010G15KT 9000 -DZ BKN007 520009 QNH2983INS BECMG 0914/0915 21010G20KT 8000 -RA OVC010 520009 QNH2979INS TEMPO 0915/0917 3200 BR BECMG 0917/0918 23015G25KT 9999 NSW SCT025 520009 QNH2979INS BECMG 0920/0921 26015G25KT 9999 SKC 510005 QNH2979INS BECMG 1004/1005 20009KT 9999 FEW025 QNH2979INS TX19/0921Z TN12/1003Z
KOLM 
17nm SW 		091134Z 0912/1012 20012KT P6SM SCT008 OVC014 FM091500 20012KT P6SM -SHRA SCT012 BKN022 OVC035 FM091800 23008KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC025 FM092100 25008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 FM101100 21006KT P6SM OVC011
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