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W37 American Lake Seaplane Base
Lakewood, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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 360-754-0781

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 17-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4114:41
Sunrise07:1315:13
Sunset17:3601:36
Evening civil twilight18:0702:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Feb-2026 17:38:54
Local (UTC-8)  17-Feb-2026 09:38:54
 
METAR
KTCM 
4nm E 		171655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC042 01/M00 A2940 RMK AO2 SLP962 T00071002 $
KGRF 
4nm S 		171655Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM SCT070 01/00 A2938 RMK AO2 SLP955 T00130000 $
KTIW 
8nm N 		171653Z 20009KT 10SM CLR 04/00 A2940 RMK AO2 SLP960 T00440000
KPLU 
11nm E 		171715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN049 BKN055 01/01 A2941 RMK AO2
KOLM 
17nm SW 		171654Z 19007KT 10SM BKN043 OVC085 03/01 A2941 RMK AO2 SLP961 T00330011
TAF
KTCM 
4nm E 		171300Z 1713/1819 35006KT 9000 -RASN SCT020 BKN035 620409 QNH2929INS BECMG 1718/1719 07008KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 610209 QNH2940INS BECMG 1721/1722 09008KT 9999 VCSH OVC040 610409 QNH2945INS BECMG 1801/1803 19006KT 9999 NSW BKN060 QNH2949INS BECMG 1810/1811 18006KT 9000 -RASN SCT020 OVC025 620309 QNH2959INS BECMG 1815/1816 18006KT 9000 -SHRA BKN015 OVC030 610209 QNH2963INS TX06/1723Z TN00/1715Z
KGRF 
4nm S 		171630Z 1716/1819 09003KT 9999 VCSH SCT040 SCT200 QNH2928INS BECMG 1718/1719 15003KT 9999 VCSH SCT025 BKN040 OVC060 640406 QNH2943INS BECMG 1808/1809 09003KT 8000 -RASN BKN025 OVC040 650258 QNH2957INS BECMG 1814/1815 12003KT 9999 VCSH BKN010 OVC025 610208 QNH2962INS TX05/1723Z TN00/1716Z
KOLM 
17nm SW 		171120Z 1712/1812 VRB05KT 4SM -SHRASN SCT009 OVC025 TEMPO 1712/1714 2SM -FZRA BR FM171800 19007KT P6SM BKN020 BKN035 FM172000 19004KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN035 BKN050 FM180800 22002KT P6SM VCSH OVC015
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