# McChord Air Force Base (TCM / KTCM)

**McChord Air Force Base** (IATA: TCM, ICAO: KTCM) is a medium airport in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It opened in 1930. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,108 ft (3,081 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktcm

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TCM / KTCM
- FAA: TCM
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Tacoma, Washington, United States
- Opened: 1930
- Elevation: 322 ft / 98 m
- Coordinates: 47.1377, -122.4760
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 10,108 ft / 3,081 m
- Instrument procedures: 7 approaches, 4 departures, 6 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://www.62aw.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McChord_Field (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1520213
- Weather station: KTCM · WMO 74206
- Ident: KTCM

## Timeline

- 1930: McChord Air Force Base opens.
- 28 Nov 1952: 1952 Tacoma C-54 crash.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 10,108 ft / 3,081 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 162/342 | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt |  |  |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00414AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 10,108 ft / 3,081 m | =965 of 29,858 | =207 in North America | #162 in US |
| Elevation | 322 ft / 98 m | =30,806 of 43,403 | =14,263 in North America | =12,002 in US |
| Age | Opened 1930 | =406 of 15,079 | =96 in North America | =88 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SEATTLE APP/DEP | 126.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 27.010 |
| GND | GND | 125.150 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.250 |
| POST | COMD POST | 34.940 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| TWR | TWR | 124.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [GRF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgrf.md) Gray Army Air Field · 6.4 mi / 10 km
- [TIW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktiw.md) Tacoma Narrows Airport · 10 mi / 16 km
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [OLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kolm.md) Olympia Regional Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [PWT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwt.md) Bremerton National Airport · 28 mi / 45 km
- [BFI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfi.md) King County International Airport - Boeing Field · 28 mi / 45 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktcm/data