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1WA8 Madigan Hospital Heliport
Fort Lewis, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 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 11-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5313:53
Sunrise07:2414:24
Sunset18:3001:30
Evening civil twilight19:0102:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Oct-2026 01:36:58
Local (UTC-7)  11-Oct-2026 18:36:58
 
METAR
KGRF 
3nm S 		120055Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM CLR 15/02 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP130 T01490024 $
KTCM 
4nm E 		120055Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM CLR 14/04 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01400035 $
KTIW 
9nm N 		120053Z 03006KT 10SM CLR 14/02 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01440017
KPLU 
11nm E 		112335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ CLR 16/04 A2993 RMK AO2
KOLM 
16nm SW 		120054Z 04006KT 10SM CLR 15/03 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01500028
TAF
KTCM 
4nm E 		112100Z 1121/1303 01010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH2991INS BECMG 1201/1202 02005KT 9999 SKC QNH2994INS BECMG 1210/1211 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH3001INS TEMPO 1211/1215 4800 BR SCT002 BECMG 1220/1221 30006KT 9999 SKC QNH3002INS TX18/1123Z TN02/1213Z
KOLM 
16nm SW 		111916Z 1119/1218 02011KT P6SM SKC FM120200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM120500 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001 FM121700 21002KT 4SM BR SCT001
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