Madigan Hospital Heliport

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METAR: METAR KGRF 251255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW013 BKN110 OVC140 02/01 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP012 T00190013 $

TAF: TAF KGRF 240500Z 2405/2511 03006KT 3200 BR BKN040 OVC200 QNH2957INS BECMG 2407/2408 04012KT 4800 -RA BR SCT015 BKN040 620604 QNH2937INS TEMPO 2408/2412 04012G18KT BKN015 BECMG 2412/2413 03012G18KT 8000 -RA BKN008 OVC025 620505 550104 QNH2912INS BECMG 2418/2419 21020G30KT 9000 -RA BKN008 OVC020 620505 530001 550104 QNH2922INS TEMPO 2419/2501 22025G45KT BECMG 2501/2502 15010G15KT 9999 NSW SCT020 BKN030 BKN050 620404 510109 QNH2967INS TEMPO 2504/2511 3200 BR BKN050 TX10/2420Z TN03/2504Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2405 NEXT 2908

Reporting Station: KGRF (2.1 NM at True Heading of 206)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1000.8
Temperature: 1.9 C (35.42 F)
Dewpoint: 1.3 C (34.34 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 47-06-35.4000N (47.109833)
Longitude: 
 122-33-25.8000W (-122.557167)
Elevation: 
 300.0 feet MSL (91 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 14.9 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 00 N.M. E of Fort Lewis, Washington
Found On: 
 Seattle Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Army owned: 
MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER
ATTN: DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERV, 9040 JACKSON AVE
TACOMA, WA 98431-5000
253-968-1110		 U.S. ARMY


253-967-5998

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 02/1975
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZSE (Seattle)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZSE (Seattle)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1300 feet (396 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

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    Area Code: 206
    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade

    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Seattle(SEA)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 1WA8

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    9.5 Tacoma Narrows Airport
    (TIW KTIW TIW)    		 354 339 100LL, Jet A
    11.0 Pierce County/Thun Field Airport
    (KPLU PLU)    		 91 76 100LL
    16.4 Olympia Regional Airport
    (OLM KOLM OLM)    		 239 224 100LL, Jet A
    18.8 Auburn Municipal Airport
    (S50)    		 45 30 100LL, Jet A
    22.7 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
    (SEA KSEA SEA)    		 25 10 Jet A, Jet A-1
    23.0 Norman Grier Field Airport
    (S36)    		 53 38 100LL
    24.3 Bremerton Ntl Airport
    (PWT KPWT PWT)    		 339 324 100LL, Jet A
    25.2 Sanderson Field Airport
    (SHN KSHN SHN)    		 287 272 100LL, Jet A
    26.9 Renton Municipal Airport
    (RNT KRNT RNT)    		 31 16 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    27.3 Boeing Field/King County International Airport
    (BFI KBFI BFI)    		 22 7 100LL, Jet A
    31.3 Chehalis-Centralia Airport
    (CLS KCLS CLS)    		 214 199 100LL, Jet A
    32.4 Kenmore Air Seaplane Base
    (LKE W55)    		 15 0 100LL, Jet A
    39.3 Ed Carlson Meml Field/South Lewis County Airport
    (TDO KTDO TDO)    		 195 180 100LL
    49.1 Seattle Paine Field International Airport
    (PAE KPAE PAE)    		 13 358 100LL, Jet A
    51.1 First Air Field Airport
    (W16)    		 26 11 100ll
    51.1 Harvey Field Airport
    (S43)    		 20 5 100LL, Jet A
    57.0 Bowerman Field Airport
    (HQM KHQM HQM)    		 262 247 100LL, Jet A
    57.6 Jefferson County International Airport
    (TWD 0S9)    		 349 334 100LL
    61.1 Southwest Washington Regional Airport
    (KLS KKLS KLS)    		 193 178 100LL, Jet A
    64.5 Sequim Valley Airport
    (SQV W28)    		 336 321 100LL

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4794.
    A14 INSTL AT&A OFFICER.
    A16 ADDNL PHONE 253-967-5998.
    A18 MEDICAL USE.
    A82 MULTICOM 126.2 AVBL FROM GRAY TOWER.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 40 ft (12 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    1WA8 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  40 ft x 40 ft (12 m x 12 m)
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 300.0
    Latitude: 
    		 47-06-35.4000N
    Longitude: 
    		 122-33-25.8000W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 Yes
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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