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KZ10 Weather Fort Lewis Road / Pacemaker Landing Zone Airport

Spanaway, WashingtonElevation 397 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KGRF · 7 NM NW · 8 min old
Ceiling 5,000 ft, visibility 0.63 SM, mist.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KGRF
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
0.63 SM
1 km
CEILING
5,000 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind calm, visibility 0.5 SM, temperature 8C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight chance light rain, low near 40F, 48% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Chance Light Rain 40 E 1 kt – 48%
Monday Chance Light Rain 58/41 S 1 kt – 35%
Tuesday Light Rain Likely 58/40 SW 9 kt – 97%
Wednesday Showers And Thunderstorms 53/35 SSW 10 kt – 95% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday Light Rain 52/32 SSE 3 kt – 78%
Friday Chance Light Rain 53/30 N 2 kt – 27%
Saturday Partly Sunny 55/31 N 1 kt – 7%
Sunday Partly Sunny 56 NNW 1 kt – 9%

Source: National Weather Service (office SEW). Forecast issued 0607Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
1 runway
NESW1634
WIND
No on-field weather data
No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

16/34
Dimensions
3,500 x 60 ft
Surface
ASP
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
397 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0104Z 6:04 PM
Sunrise
1443Z 7:43 AM
Loggable night
0136Z (6:36 PM local) → 1412Z (7:12 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0104Z (6:04 PM local) → 1443Z (7:43 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0204Z (7:04 PM local) → 1343Z (6:43 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Fort Lewis Road / Pacemaker Landing Zone Airport is in Spanaway, Washington. Field elevation 397 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAKZ10
RegionWashington
CountryUnited States
Coordinates47.0217, -122.4460
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KZ10 traffic patterns

2026-06-30 to 2026-10-16, 16 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
2.8
AVG OPS/DAY
4.3
Activity trend over 4 days: rising, from 2 to 7 operations per dayOperations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 78%Unknown 22%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›H60 (Helicopter) · ~5 landings/mo
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~3 landings/mo
›H64 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo
›H47 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly rotorcraft.

›H60 (Helicopter)
›H47 (Helicopter)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

KZ10 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KGRF (7 NM NW, LIFR).

KGRF Gray Army Air Field
7 NM NW
LIFR
KTCM McChord Air Force Base
7 NM N
LIFR
KTIW Tacoma Narrows Airport
16 NM N
VFR
KOLM Olympia Regional Airport
19 NM W
IFR
KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
26 NM N
VFR
KRNT Renton Municipal Airport
30 NM N
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗KZ10 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does KZ10 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for KZ10. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does KZ10 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for KZ10. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at KZ10?
KZ10 sits at 397 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KZ10?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.