FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TIW |
| Lat/Long: | 47-16-04.6000N 122-34-41.2000W
47-16.076667N 122-34.686667W
47.2679444,-122.5781111
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| Elevation: | 294.8 ft. / 89.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 20E (1990) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of TACOMA, WA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 98335 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TIW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1600 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1294.8 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD, ACTVT MALSR RWY 17; REIL RWY 35; PAPI RWY 17 & 35; MIRL 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport
CUSTOMS - 253-593-6338 EXT #2. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.5 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 124.05 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 253-858-6507 |
| TACOMA GROUND: | 121.8 [0800-2000] |
| TACOMA TOWER: | 118.5 253.5 [0800-2000] |
| SEATTLE APPROACH: | 120.1 |
| SEATTLE DEPARTURE: | 120.1 |
| WX ASOS at TCM (9 nm SE): | PHONE 253-982-3434 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at PWT (15 nm NW): | 121.2 (360-674-2811) |
| WX ASOS at SEA (15 nm NE): | PHONE 206-214-2592 |
| WX AWOS-3 at PLU (15 nm SE): | 128.575 (253-848-2748) |
| WX ASOS at BFI (19 nm NE): | PHONE 206-658-6435 |
| WX ASOS at RNT (20 nm NE): | 126.95 (425-255-6080) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SEAr208/14.8 | | SEATTLE VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 19E |
| OLMr018/22.2 | | OLYMPIA VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 19E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5002 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 80.0 | | Double tandem: | 80.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 150.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 47-16.484690N | | 47-15.668117N |
| Longitude: | 122-34.612695W | | 122-34.760128W |
| Elevation: | 291.8 ft. | | 294.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 187 true | | 347 magnetic, 007 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5.0 DEGREES LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PIERCE COUNTY PUB WORKS & UTILITIES
9850 - 64TH ST. W.
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA 98467-7322
Phone 253-798-2421 |
| Manager: | ROD PROPST
1202 - 26TH AVE. N.W.
GIG HARBOR, WA 98335-7322
Phone 253-798-8550 |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT - AMGR. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | LAWRS OPS DURG TWR HR. |
| - | EMERG FREQ 121.5 NOT MNT AT ATCT. |
| - | FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 19 February 2026 at 0901Z to 19 March 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 17 | |
download (235KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (251KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (250KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (86KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| NARROWS ONE | |
download (154KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (223KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (9 nm SE)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (11 nm S)
S50 - Auburn Municipal Airport (15 nm E)
KPWT - Bremerton National Airport (15 nm NW)
KSEA - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (15 nm NE)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field (15 nm SE)
KBFI - Boeing Field/King County International Airport (19 nm NE)
KRNT - Renton Municipal Airport (20 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Brian Quarles
Photo taken 06-Oct-2014
looking east/southeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Tacoma Narrows Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Mar-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:04 | | 14:04 |
| Sunrise | | 07:34 | | 14:34 |
| Sunset | | 19:07 | | 02:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:38 | | 02:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Mar-2026 02:51:10 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 10-Mar-2026 19:51:10 |
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| METAR |
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| KTIW | 110211Z 19013G20KT 10SM BKN013 BKN032 OVC055 05/03 A3020 RMK AO2 T00500028
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KTCM
10nm SE | 110215Z AUTO 19010KT 10SM FEW019 BKN030 OVC050 05/03 A3021 RMK AO2 RAE15 SLP237 $
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KGRF
12nm S | 110155Z 14009KT 6SM -RA BKN015 BKN018 05/04 A3019 RMK AO2A SLP230 P0002 T00530035 $
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KSEA
15nm NE | 110153Z 21014KT 10SM BKN021 BKN035 OVC070 06/02 A3019 RMK AO2 RAB16E35 SLP232 P0001 T00560022 $
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KPLU
15nm SE | 110235Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM -DZ FEW022 OVC027 05/04 A3022 RMK AO2
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KPWT
16nm NW | 110240Z AUTO 19011KT 10SM SCT010 BKN015 03/03 A3019 RMK AO2 RAE28 P0000
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KBFI
20nm NE | 110153Z 19009G24KT 10SM SCT019 BKN025 06/02 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP226 T00610017
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KTCM
10nm SE | 102113Z 1021/1203 20010G20KT 9999 VCSH SCT040 BKN100 510005 QNH3007INS BECMG 1022/1023 20012G20KT 8000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC035 610309 510005 QNH3012INS TEMPO 1023/1103 21015G25KT 6000 -SHRA BKN015 BECMG 1102/1103 21012G18KT 9999 VCSH OVC015 610309 QNH3014INS BECMG 1107/1108 19012KT 8000 -SHRA BKN010 OVC025 610309 QNH3010INS BECMG 1113/1114 18010KT 9000 -RA BKN015 OVC025 620409 QNH3006INS BECMG 1122/1123 21015G28KT 8000 -SHRA BKN010 OVC020 610508 510005 QNH2997INS TX09/1023Z TN02/1115Z
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KGRF
12nm S | 102100Z 1021/1203 18010G15KT 9999 VCSH SCT035 BKN100 510005 QNH3014INS BECMG 1021/1022 20012G20KT 8000 -SHRA BKN030 OVC040 640305 520009 QNH3015INS BECMG 1100/1101 21015G25KT 8000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC025 640255 560109 QNH3013INS BECMG 1112/1113 19012G18KT 4800 RA BR BKN010 OVC015 650255 510005 QNH3020INS BECMG 1122/1123 19015G29KT 8000 -SHRA BKN015 OVC025 640156 540158 QNH2992INS TX07/1021Z TN02/1113Z
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KSEA
15nm NE | 102059Z 1021/1124 20010G20KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM102200 20013G23KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040 FM110000 19010KT P6SM -SHRA OVC035 FM110300 19010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC020 FM111300 18010KT 6SM -RA OVC015 FM112200 18015G25KT 6SM -RA OVC015
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KPWT
16nm NW | 101732Z 1018/1118 21008KT P6SM OVC004 FM101900 20009KT P6SM OVC015 FM102100 21015G25KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025 FM102300 21012G22KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC020 FM110300 20008KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM111300 21010KT 4SM -RA OVC010
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KBFI
20nm NE | 101732Z 1018/1118 20010G20KT P6SM SCT025 OVC040 TEMPO 1018/1019 BKN025 FM102200 20010G20KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040 FM110000 19008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025 FM110300 19010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC020 FM111300 18010KT 6SM -RA OVC015
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support |
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UNICOM 122.95
253-853-7742
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Narrows Aviation provides essential support services to business, private and general aviation in the Pacific Northwest. Our services include, aviation fueling, line services, ground transportation, customer amenities, catering solutions, hangar, and office rentals. Our team is comprised of experienced professionals who undergo continuous training to ensure each customer and aircraft are taken care of with safe and exceptional service. Whether you are just visiting, here for business or choose our beautiful new facilities to be your new home base, Narrows Aviation looks forward to serving you.
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UNICOM 122.95
253-851-5577
toll-free 800-645-3563
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Serving you since 1982! Pavco has been servicing, fueling, chartering, training, maintaining, renting, and providing an aviation friendly environment to Tacoma Narrows Airport for over 35 years! We are your local Gig Harbor HERTZ RENTAL CAR AGENT with access to all categories of vehicles. 24-hour transient aircraft call-out service (1-800-645-3563), Volume JET-A discounts at 300, 500, & 1000 gallon increments and AVGAS at 50 gallons. We are an FAA repair station for piston engine, and your local Cessna Services Station.
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities |
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253-313-0935
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Northwest Aviation Medicine provides all classes of Aviation Medical Exams (1rst, 2nd,3rd, and Basic Med) as well as EKGs and aviation consultation (in person or via virtual/telehealth platform) for more complicated certification issues.
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253-851-3009
toll-free 800-821-9927
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Avionics sales and service, Aviation accessories
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops |
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| The Hub at Gig Harbor Restaurant |
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253-853-1585
253-224-2624
[web site]
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Catering, Internet access, Restrooms, Restaurant
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