American Lake Seaplane Base

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Location

Latitude: 
 47-08-29.3520N (47.141487)
Longitude: 
 122-33-39.4520W (-122.560959)
Elevation: 
 235.0 feet MSL (72 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: 
 03 N.M. SW of Lakewood, Washington
Found On: 
 Seattle Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
MARY DODSWORTH
6000 MAIN ST. SW
LAKEWOOD, WA 98498
253-589-2489		 CITY OF LAKEWOOD
6000 MAIN ST. SW
LAKEWOOD, WA 98498-5027
253-589-2489

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 09/1987
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): 
 1235 feet (376 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 SEA
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

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    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 W37

    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
    7.6 Tacoma Narrows Airport
    (TIW KTIW TIW)    		 354 339 100LL, Jet A
    11.4 Pierce County/Thun Field Airport
    (KPLU PLU)    		 101 86 100LL
    17.4 Olympia Regional Airport
    (OLM KOLM OLM)    		 233 218 100LL, Jet A
    17.6 Auburn Municipal Airport
    (S50)    		 50 35 100LL, Jet A
    21.1 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
    (SEA KSEA SEA)    		 28 13 Jet A, Jet A-1
    22.0 Norman Grier Field Airport
    (S36)    		 57 42 100LL
    22.5 Bremerton Ntl Airport
    (PWT KPWT PWT)    		 338 323 100LL, Jet A
    24.5 Sanderson Field Airport
    (SHN KSHN SHN)    		 283 268 100LL, Jet A
    25.3 Renton Municipal Airport
    (RNT KRNT RNT)    		 33 18 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    25.6 Boeing Field/King County International Airport
    (BFI KBFI BFI)    		 24 9 100LL, Jet A
    30.6 Kenmore Air Seaplane Base
    (LKE W55)    		 17 2 100LL, Jet A
    32.8 Chehalis-Centralia Airport
    (CLS KCLS CLS)    		 211 196 100LL, Jet A
    41.1 Ed Carlson Meml Field/South Lewis County Airport
    (TDO KTDO TDO)    		 194 179 100LL
    47.3 Seattle Paine Field International Airport
    (PAE KPAE PAE)    		 13 358 100LL, Jet A
    49.4 Harvey Field Airport
    (S43)    		 21 6 100LL, Jet A
    49.4 First Air Field Airport
    (W16)    		 27 12 100ll
    55.7 Jefferson County International Airport
    (TWD 0S9)    		 349 334 100LL
    57.1 Bowerman Field Airport
    (HQM KHQM HQM)    		 260 245 100LL, Jet A
    62.7 Sequim Valley Airport
    (SQV W28)    		 336 321 100LL
    63.0 Southwest Washington Regional Airport
    (KLS KKLS KLS)    		 192 177 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-3 ARPT UNDERLIES MCCHORD AFB CLASS D AIRSPACE.
    A110-5 SWIMMERS & BOATERS IN THE AREA.
    A110-6 DAY USE ONLY RECOMMENDED.
    A110-7 NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT; CTC AMGR 253-589-2489, EXTENSION 7741.
    A110-8 SEAPLANE DOCK AVAILABLE DURING PARK HOURS, 7:00 AM TO SUNSET.
    A110-9 FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 02W/20W
    Longest Runway: 02W/20W is 5500 ft (1676 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    W37 Airport Runway Details

    Waterway 02W/20W  5500 ft x 500 ft (1676 m x 152 m)
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 02W

    Runway 20W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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