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1WA8 Madigan Hospital Heliport
Fort Lewis, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

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 360-485-0905
WX AWOS-3PT at S50 (19 nm NE): 118.050 (253-802-0933)
  • MULTICOM 126.2 AVBL FROM GRAY TOWER.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OLMr041/16.4OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E
SEAr188/22.0SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E

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: leftleft

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 15-Aug-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3512:35
Sunrise06:0813:08
Sunset20:2103:21
Evening civil twilight20:5403:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Aug-2026 05:23:34
Local (UTC-7)  15-Aug-2026 22:23:34
 
METAR
KGRF 
3nm S 		160355Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM BKN110 18/12 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP206 T01840124 $
KTCM 
4nm E 		160355Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM OVC110 19/13 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP209 T01880130 $
KTIW 
9nm N 		160453Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM FEW110 16/12 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP215 T01610122
KPLU 
11nm E 		160455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW036 FEW044 OVC080 17/14 A3018 RMK AO2
KOLM 
16nm SW 		160454Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP217 T01560117
TAF
KGRF 
3nm S 		150500Z 1505/1611 24010KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS BECMG 1508/1509 22006KT 9999 BKN015 QNH3002INS BECMG 1509/1510 22006KT 9999 BKN010 QNH3003INS TEMPO 1511/1514 21005KT 8000 BR OVC007 BECMG 1517/1518 21006KT 9999 BKN020 QNH3010INS BECMG 1520/1521 20006KT 9999 BKN040 OVC100 QNH3006INS BECMG 1603/1604 19010KT 9999 SCT035 QNH3008INS BECMG 1608/1609 20006KT 9999 BKN010 QNH3015INS TX25/1523Z TN14/1513Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1507 NEXT 1707
KTCM 
4nm E 		152100Z 1521/1703 25005KT 9999 SCT025 QNH3012INS BECMG 1602/1603 27009KT 9999 BKN055 BKN180 QNH3010INS BECMG 1612/1613 23005KT 9999 BKN015 QNH3018INS BECMG 1616/1617 24005KT 9999 BKN025 OVC040 QNH3012INS BECMG 1621/1622 32006KT 9999 FEW055 QNH3010INS TX25/1600Z TN14/1614Z
KOLM 
16nm SW 		151731Z 1518/1618 VRB03KT P6SM BKN018 OVC025 FM152000 23006KT P6SM BKN050 FM160000 26006KT P6SM BKN100 FM160500 20003KT P6SM OVC100 FM161100 VRB02KT P6SM OVC025
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