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WN50 St Joseph Hospital Heliport
Tacoma, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: WN50
Lat/Long: 47-14-40.3800N 122-26-50.8400W
47-14.673000N 122-26.847333W
47.2445500,-122.4474556
(estimated)
Elevation: 467 ft. / 142 m (estimated)
Variation: 20E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 98405

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use, MEDICAL USE.
Activation date: 09/1984
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: ON CALL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Beacon: yellow (unlighted seaplane base)

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at TIW (6 nm W): PHONE 253-858-6507
WX ASOS at TCM (7 nm S): PHONE 253-982-3434
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (11 nm SE): 128.575 (253-848-2748)
WX ASOS at SEA (13 nm NE): PHONE 206-214-2592
WX ASOS at RNT (18 nm NE): 126.95 (425-255-6080)
WX ASOS at BFI (18 nm N): PHONE 206-658-6435
WX AWOS-3PT at PWT (20 nm NW): 121.2 (360-674-2811)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SEAr187/12.7SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E
OLMr030/24.7OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface: concrete, in fair condition
Latitude: 47-14.673000N
Longitude: 122-26.847333W
Elevation: 467.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: none, in fair condition

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL
1717 SO. J STREET
TACOMA, WA 98405
Phone 253-426-4100
Manager: JEFFREY PANEK, FACILITIES MANAGER
1717 SO. J STREET
TACOMA, WA 98405
Phone 253-426-4100

Additional Remarks

- ROOFTOP.
- FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4794.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at WN50.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTIW - Tacoma Narrows Airport (6 nm W)
KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (7 nm S)
S50 - Auburn Municipal Airport (10 nm NE)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field (11 nm SE)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (11 nm SW)
KSEA - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (13 nm NE)
KRNT - Renton Municipal Airport (18 nm NE)
KBFI - Boeing Field/King County International Airport (18 nm N)
KPWT - Bremerton National Airport (20 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0015:00
Sunrise07:3215:32
Sunset17:1501:15
Evening civil twilight17:4801:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Feb-2026 00:51:16
Local (UTC-8)  04-Feb-2026 16:51:16
 
METAR
KTIW 
6nm W 		042353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/09 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP242 T01500094 10150 20089 56016
KTCM 
8nm S 		050008Z 36004KT 10SM CLR 17/10 A3023 RMK SLP241 $
KPLU 
11nm SE 		050035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A3025 RMK AO2
KGRF 
12nm SW 		042355Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP234 T01670110 10178 20101 56017 $
KSEA 
13nm NE 		042353Z 28003KT 10SM FEW180 BKN250 16/08 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP252 T01610078 10161 20111 56013 $
KRNT 
18nm NE 		042353Z 34004KT 10SM CLR 15/10 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP246 6//// T01500100 56015
KBFI 
19nm N 		042353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP243 T01670094 10167 20117 56015
KPWT 
20nm NW 		042356Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 16/10 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP250 6//// T01560100 10167 20100 56011 PNO $
TAF
KTCM 
8nm S 		042100Z 0421/0603 VRB05KT 9999 SCT150 QNH3024INS BECMG 0505/0506 02006KT 4800 BR SCT005 SCT200 QNH3013INS BECMG 0517/0518 03006KT 9999 NSW SKC QNH3006INS BECMG 0522/0523 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3005INS TX15/0422Z TN03/0513Z
KGRF 
12nm SW 		041645Z 0416/0519 VRB03KT 9999 BKN150 OVC200 QNH3029INS BECMG 0420/0421 VRB03KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3021INS BECMG 0510/0511 VRB03KT 4800 BR BKN005 BKN300 QNH3015INS TX15/0423Z TN09/0417Z
KSEA 
13nm NE 		042059Z 0421/0524 VRB04KT P6SM BKN200 FM042300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT200 FM050300 04005KT P6SM SCT200 FM050900 04006KT 2SM BR BCFG SCT002 TEMPO 0512/0516 1/2SM FG VV002 FM051800 02008KT P6SM SCT200
KBFI 
19nm N 		041723Z 0418/0518 VRB02KT P6SM BKN200 FM042300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM050300 00000KT P6SM SCT200 FM050900 00000KT 4SM BR BCFG SCT005 TEMPO 0512/0516 2SM BR BKN005
KPWT 
20nm NW 		041723Z 0418/0518 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200 FM042100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM051000 04005KT 3SM BR BKN002 TEMPO 0512/0516 1/2SM FG VV001
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