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W37 American Lake Seaplane Base
Lakewood, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 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 05-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0413:04
Sunrise06:3613:36
Sunset19:4202:42
Evening civil twilight20:1303:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Sep-2026 01:11:59
Local (UTC-7)  05-Sep-2026 18:11:59
 
METAR
KTCM 
4nm E 		060055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02110084 $
KGRF 
4nm S 		060055Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02060086 $
KTIW 
8nm N 		060053Z 08004KT 10SM CLR 21/07 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02060072
KPLU 
11nm E 		060055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A3002 RMK AO2
KOLM 
17nm SW 		060054Z 02006KT 10SM FEW100 22/08 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02170083 $
TAF
KTCM 
4nm E 		052100Z 0521/0703 07005KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN050 OVC060 610809 QNH3000INS TEMPO 0522/0601 VCTS BKN040CB BECMG 0602/0603 VRB05KT 9999 NSW SCT060 QNH3001INS BECMG 0618/0619 35008KT 9999 SCT060 QNH3001INS TX21/0523Z TN09/0612Z
KGRF 
4nm S 		050500Z 0505/0611 35006KT 9999 VCSH FEW060 SCT085 BKN120 540855 QNH2995INS BECMG 0522/0523 05006KT 9999 -SHRA BKN050 OVC075 610759 550509 QNH3000INS TEMPO 0523/0602 4800 TSRA OVC060CB BECMG 0603/0604 00000KT 9999 NSW FEW045 BKN085 620853 540855 QNH3001INS TX21/0505Z TN10/0514Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0507 NEXT 0708
KOLM 
17nm SW 		051720Z 0518/0618 08003KT P6SM BKN070 OVC100 FM052100 03006KT P6SM BKN100 FM060300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250 FM061200 VRB02KT 6SM BR BKN250
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