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56WA
(formerly 60W) 		Tacoma Seaplane Base
Tacoma, Washington, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 56WA
Lat/Long: 47-16-59.5100N 122-28-24.8100W
47-16.991833N 122-28.413500W
47.2831972,-122.4735583
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
From city: 2 miles NW of TACOMA, WA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 98403

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/2023
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at TIW (4 nm W): PHONE 253-858-6507
WX ASOS at TCM (9 nm S): PHONE 253-982-3434
WX ASOS at SEA (12 nm NE): PHONE 206-214-2592
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (13 nm SE): 128.575 (253-848-2748)
WX ASOS at BFI (16 nm NE): PHONE 206-658-6435
WX ASOS at RNT (16 nm NE): 126.95 (425-255-6080)
WX AWOS-3PT at PWT (17 nm NW): 121.2 (360-674-2811)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SEAr197/11.3SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E
OLMr024/25.6OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E
PAEr172/39.0PAINE VOR/DME110.6020E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 14W/32W

Dimensions: 4033 x 500 ft. / 1229 x 152 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 14W  RUNWAY 32W
Latitude: 47-17.203167N47-16.780500N
Longitude: 122-28.789167W122-28.037833W
Elevation: 0.0 ft.0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: KENMORE AIR HARBOR LLC
6321 NE 175TH STREET, ATTN CHUCK PERRY
KENMORE, WA 98028
Phone 425-482-2235
Manager: CHUCK PERRY
6321 NE 175TH ST
KENMORE, WA 98028
Phone 425-482-2235

Additional Remarks

- (CONTACT TITLE) CHUCKP@KENMOREAIR.COM

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 56WA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTIW - Tacoma Narrows Airport (4 nm W)
KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (9 nm S)
S50 - Auburn Municipal Airport (10 nm E)
KSEA - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (12 nm NE)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (13 nm S)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field (13 nm SE)
KBFI - Boeing Field/King County International Airport (16 nm NE)
KRNT - Renton Municipal Airport (16 nm NE)
KPWT - Bremerton National Airport (17 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 26-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0512:05
Sunrise05:4212:42
Sunset20:5103:51
Evening civil twilight21:2704:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Jul-2025 18:19:56
Local (UTC-7)  26-Jul-2025 11:19:56
 
METAR
KTIW 
5nm W 		261753Z VRB05KT 10SM OVC013 14/11 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01440106 10144 20106 53007
KTCM 
10nm S 		261755Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM BKN021 17/10 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01680104 10170 20083 50003 $
KSEA 
12nm NE 		261753Z VRB04KT 10SM BKN014 OVC024 14/11 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01440106 10156 20117 51006 $
KPLU 
13nm SE 		261755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW021 OVC055 17/11 A3001 RMK AO2
KGRF 
14nm S 		261755Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM OVC016 15/10 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01530099 10156 20097 51004 $
KRNT 
17nm NE 		261657Z 00000KT 8SM OVC015 15/11 A2999
KPWT 
17nm NW 		261756Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM OVC014 15/12 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01500117 10150 20094 51004
KBFI 
17nm N 		261753Z 00000KT 10SM OVC020 16/11 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01610111 10161 20139 51006
TAF
KTCM 
10nm S 		252100Z 2521/2703 23010G15KT 9999 FEW040 QNH3001INS BECMG 2605/2606 24006KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2996INS BECMG 2611/2612 21005KT 9999 BKN010 QNH2996INS BECMG 2618/2619 21009KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2997INS TX24/2523Z TN11/2613Z
KSEA 
12nm NE 		261619Z 2616/2718 26003KT P6SM SCT009 OVC015 FM261800 21005KT P6SM OVC020 FM262000 23004KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250 FM270200 30005KT P6SM SCT250
KGRF 
14nm S 		261300Z 2613/2719 20005KT 9999 OVC007 QNH2996INS BECMG 2616/2617 20008KT 9999 SCT010 BKN015 QNH2994INS BECMG 2620/2621 24008KT 9999 SCT025 QNH2994INS BECMG 2701/2702 25007KT 9999 OVC140 QNH2994INS BECMG 2706/2707 23012KT 9999 SKC QNH2999INS BECMG 2710/2711 20005KT 9999 SCT012 QNH3000INS BECMG 2712/2713 20006KT 9999 OVC009 QNH3003INS BECMG 2715/2716 21006KT 9999 OVC012 QNH3005INS BECMG 2717/2718 22008KT 9999 BKN019 QNH3006INS TX21/2700Z TN11/2713Z
KPWT 
17nm NW 		261120Z 2612/2712 00000KT P6SM FEW030 FM261600 20005KT P6SM BKN013 OVC020 FM262000 22006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250 FM270400 19004KT P6SM FEW250
KBFI 
17nm N 		261725Z 2618/2718 00000KT P6SM OVC016 FM262000 23005KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250 FM270200 30005KT P6SM SCT250 FM271100 00000KT P6SM OVC020
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