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W37 American Lake Seaplane Base
Lakewood, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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 360-754-0781

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 14-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5312:53
Sunrise06:2513:25
Sunset19:5602:56
Evening civil twilight20:2803:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Apr-2026 15:37:17
Local (UTC-7)  14-Apr-2026 08:37:17
 
METAR
KTCM 
4nm E 		141516Z AUTO 19011KT 10SM -RA FEW026 BKN033 08/05 A2999 RMK AO2 RAE1455RAB10 SLP160 $
KGRF 
4nm S 		141500Z AUTO 11012KT 10SM -RA OVC026 08/04 A2998 RMK AO2 RAB00 SLP157 $
KTIW 
8nm N 		141453Z AUTO 19015G24KT 10SM SCT021 OVC026 07/04 A3000 RMK AO2 RAB1357E09 SLP159 P0000 60003 T00720044 57021
KPLU 
11nm E 		141515Z AUTO 19006G11KT 10SM OVC032 08/04 A3000 RMK AO2
KOLM 
17nm SW 		141517Z 18012KT 9SM -RA FEW013 BKN030 OVC041 07/05 A3001 RMK AO2 P0002 T00670050
TAF
KTCM 
4nm E 		141300Z 1413/1519 21010G15KT 9999 VCSH BKN025 OVC050 610404 QNH3001INS BECMG 1413/1414 20012G20KT 8000 -RA OVC015 620409 510005 QNH2996INS BECMG 1418/1419 21015G25KT 8000 -RA BKN012 OVC020 620409 510005 QNH2969INS BECMG 1508/1509 22009KT 9999 NSW BKN020 OVC030 620409 QNH2971INS BECMG 1517/1518 24010G15KT 8000 -SHRA SCT025 BKN040 OVC060 610408 QNH2981INS TX10/1420Z TN06/1413Z
KGRF 
4nm S 		141300Z 1413/1519 15008KT 9000 -RA SCT015 OVC020 650355 510103 QNH2999INS BECMG 1416/1417 21012G22KT 8000 -RA BKN015 OVC020 650355 520003 QNH2992INS BECMG 1420/1421 21012G30KT 8000 -RA FEW010 OVC015 650405 520003 QNH2973INS TEMPO 1421/1502 6000 -RA BR BKN007 BECMG 1503/1504 21012G28KT 8000 -RA SCT015 OVC030 650505 520003 QNH2970INS BECMG 1506/1507 24010G18KT 9999 NSW BKN040 620404 QNH2972INS BECMG 1510/1511 23004KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2974INS BECMG 1514/1515 23003KT 9999 VCSH BKN045 610454 QNH2979INS
KOLM 
17nm SW 		141120Z 1412/1512 20009G18KT P6SM BKN025 OVC035 FM141600 20017G24KT 5SM -RA BKN015 OVC025 FM142000 22020G28KT 2SM -RA BR OVC022 FM150100 22022G30KT 3SM -RA BR OVC022 FM150600 24008G16KT P6SM VCSH OVC035
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