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

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

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 ST, ATTN: JAY TODHUNTER
KENMORE, WA 98028
Phone 425-482-2235
Manager: JAY TODHUNTER
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 23-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:4811:48
Sunrise05:2612:26
Sunset20:4803:48
Evening civil twilight21:2504:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-May-2026 01:18:37
Local (UTC-7)  23-May-2026 18:18:37
 
METAR
KTIW 
5nm W 		240053Z 23008KT 10SM CLR 18/10 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01830100
KTCM 
10nm S 		240055Z AUTO 27009KT 10SM CLR 20/11 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01990111 $
KSEA 
12nm NE 		240053Z 21005KT 10SM FEW100 SCT200 18/10 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01830100
KPLU 
13nm SE 		240055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/11 A2998 RMK AO2
KGRF 
14nm S 		240055Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM FEW035 20/10 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02000104 $
KRNT 
17nm NE 		240053Z 19008KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01940106
KPWT 
17nm NW 		240056Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM CLR 19/12 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01940122 PNO $
KBFI 
17nm N 		240053Z 25003KT 10SM SCT100 18/11 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01780106
TAF
KTCM 
10nm S 		232100Z 2321/2503 25010KT 9999 BKN025 BKN250 QNH2997INS BECMG 2400/2401 25010G15KT 9999 FEW050 SCT200 QNH2996INS BECMG 2404/2405 30008KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3001INS BECMG 2410/2411 22006KT 9999 BKN020 BKN200 QNH3004INS BECMG 2417/2418 24012KT 9999 SCT020 OVC080 620909 QNH2999INS BECMG 2423/2424 23010G15KT 9999 BKN080 BKN150 OVC200 QNH2996INS TX20/2400Z TN08/2414Z
KSEA 
12nm NE 		232058Z 2321/2424 18008KT P6SM BKN015 BKN200 FM232200 23006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN200 FM240300 31005KT P6SM FEW035 SCT200 FM241100 20005KT P6SM OVC030 FM241900 21004KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250
KGRF 
14nm S 		230500Z 2305/2411 23006KT 9999 SKC QNH2984INS BECMG 2308/2309 24006KT 9999 BKN045 QNH2989INS BECMG 2310/2311 18006KT 9999 OVC007 QNH2990INS BECMG 2315/2316 22010G15KT 9999 OVC015 QNH2992INS BECMG 2317/2318 22010G15KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2989INS TX24/2220Z TN10/2312Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2307 NEXT 2613
KPWT 
17nm NW 		231731Z 2318/2418 21006KT P6SM OVC006 FM232000 21005KT P6SM OVC010 FM232100 22010KT P6SM SCT020 BKN200 FM240300 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250 FM241100 18003KT P6SM OVC025
KBFI 
17nm N 		232059Z 2321/2418 22007KT P6SM BKN013 BKN200 FM232200 24005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN200 FM240300 32005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250 FM241100 17003KT P6SM OVC030
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