American Lake Seaplane Base
W37 · Lakewood, Washington · Pierce County · map
American Lake Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by the City of Lakewood, 3 miles southwest of Lakewood, Washington, 235 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for American Lake Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is W37.
Where is American Lake Seaplane Base?
It is 3 miles southwest of Lakewood, Washington, 235 feet above sea level.
Does American Lake Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at American Lake Seaplane Base?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Clover Park Technical College and Safety In Motion Flight Center INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to American Lake Seaplane Base?
17 pilot examiners and 36 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA W37
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Lakewood
- Elevation
- 235 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 700 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1987
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02W/20W | 5,500 × 500 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this seaplane base.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Tacoma Narrows Airport (8 nm north), Olympia Regional (17 nm southwest), Auburn Municipal (18 nm northeast), Seattle-Tacoma International (21 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Tacoma Narrows Airport (8 nm north), Pierce County/Thun Field (11 nm east), Olympia Regional (17 nm southwest), Auburn Municipal (18 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Washington · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Airport underlies mcchord afb class D airspace.
- Swimmers and boaters in the area.
- Day use only recommended.
- Seaplane dock available during park hours, 7:00 AM to sunset.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Lakewood from the FAA register
33 aircraft are registered to owners in Lakewood, Washington: 28 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 2 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this seaplane base; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this seaplane base alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Washington.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Clover Park Technical College 23 aircraft · Lakewood
- Safety In Motion Flight Center INC 11 aircraft · Puyallup, 13 miles away Safety in Motion Flight Center is a flight school and fixed base operator in the Pacific Northwest.
- Pavco INC 11 aircraft · Gig Harbor, 14 miles away Pavco Flight Center is a flight school and fixed base operator at Tacoma Narrows Airport in Gig Harbor, Washington.
Companies in the same town as this seaplane base, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
17 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 14 for private pilot, 13 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 9 for flight instructor, 6 for sport pilot; 12 for airplanes, 6 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 36 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 5 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 33 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 8 training center evaluators, 52 aircrew program designees, 3 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Maureen Claire Mayo private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Gig Harbor, WA (10 nm) · (564) 225-2443 · [email protected]
- Thomas Scott Crichton Jones private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Skyport/Intercept Aviation · Gig Harbor, WA (10 nm) · (253) 720-0050 · [email protected]
- Marie Fox Kellermann private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Puyallup, WA (11 nm) · (253) 273-2380 · [email protected]
- Galey William Corby instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Federal Way, WA (14 nm) · (206) 769-3398 · [email protected]
- Peter Kim private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Des Moines, WA (18 nm) · (909) 730-8141 · [email protected]
- Efren James Jamir foreign pilot certificates · Seattle, WA (21 nm) · (206) 833-9093 · [email protected]
- Howard William Wolvington private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · SeaTac, WA (21 nm) · (425) 761-4729 · [email protected]
- Matthew Joseph Coleman foreign pilot certificates · Seattle, WA (21 nm) · (206) 359-2061 · [email protected]
All 167 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this seaplane base.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Lakewood 33 aircraft · 28 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 2 helicopters
- Clover Park Technical College 17 aircraft in town
- Clover Park Technical College 23 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Safety In Motion Flight Center INC 11 aircraft · flight school
- Pavco INC 11 aircraft · flight school
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 359 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 131 landing places
- Washington 10,570 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/W37.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 23, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.