KTCM · McChord Air Force Base

TACOMA, WASHINGTON · MEDIUM AIRPORT

322

Elevation ft

Runways

10,108

Longest ft · 16/34

47.14N

122.48W

McChord Air Force Base serves Tacoma, Washington at 322 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 10,108 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
16/34	10,108 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
160/340	3,000 × 60 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 322 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	322 ft	2,501 ft	2,144 ft	3,216 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,522 ft	2,735 ft	2,271 ft	3,406 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,722 ft	2,969 ft	2,397 ft	3,596 ft
35°C afternoon	2,799 ft	2,984 ft	2,405 ft	3,608 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 10,108 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,608 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KTCM is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTIW Tacoma Narrows Airport	9 nm NW	5,002 ft
KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	20 nm N	11,901 ft
KOLM Olympia Regional Airport	20 nm SW	5,500 ft
KRNT Renton Municipal Airport	24 nm NE	5,382 ft
KPWT Bremerton National Airport	24 nm NW	6,000 ft

04Fuel and services at KTCM

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KTCM. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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