FAA facility Seaplane base

AMERICAN LAKE

LAKEWOOD, WASHINGTON FAA W37 Open to the public

Open View on OpenStreetMap

Runways

1 record · drawn to relative scale

02W/20W 5,500 × 500 ft · Water · Unlighted

02W 20W

Runway-end details

Runway 02W/20W end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
02W	—	—	—	—	—	—
20W	—	—	—	—	—	—

Communications

1 published frequency

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
CTAF	122.9	—

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

AMERICAN LAKE Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 W37

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: W37
Type: Seaplane base C
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1987-09
Part 139: Not certificated
Fuel: Not listed
Repair: Not listed
Tower: No control tower

Location

City: LAKEWOOD, WA
County: Pierce
FAA region: Northwest Mountain region
Coordinates: 47.14149, -122.56096
Elevation: 235.0 ft (OWNER)

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Wildlife strikes

No unambiguous FAA wildlife-strike airport match is available for this facility.

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.