FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025
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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 17 | |
download (242KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (255KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (257KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (86KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| NARROWS ONE | |
download (153KB) |
| 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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| Sectional chart |
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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 21-Mar-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 13:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 14:12 |
| Sunset | | 19:23 | | 02:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:54 | | 02:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Mar-2025 19:59:01 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 21-Mar-2025 12:59:01 |
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| METAR |
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| KTIW | 211953Z 21007KT 10SM CLR 09/05 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP125 T00940050
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KTCM
10nm SE | 211955Z AUTO 20011KT 10SM BKN120 10/06 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP126 T00960063 $
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KGRF
12nm S | 211955Z 13011KT 10SM SCT120 BKN170 10/07 A2988 RMK AO2A SLP123 T00980065 $
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KSEA
15nm NE | 211953Z 22011G19KT 10SM FEW025 SCT060 BKN140 09/05 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP128 T00940050
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KPLU
15nm SE | 211955Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM -DZ CLR 09/08 A2991 RMK AO2
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KPWT
16nm NW | 211856Z AUTO 21017G22KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP125 T00890056
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KBFI
20nm NE | 211953Z 20008G18KT 10SM FEW029 BKN060 10/04 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01000044
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KTCM
10nm SE | 211810Z 2118/2219 21010G15KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC035 610408 QNH2978INS TEMPO 2118/2121 BKN012 BECMG 2122/2123 22010G18KT 9000 -SHRA BKN025 OVC030 640309 QNH2977INS BECMG 2205/2206 23012G18KT 9999 NSW SCT035 QNH2982INS BECMG 2210/2211 21010KT 9999 SCT040 QNH2994INS TX11/2122Z TN04/2213Z
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KGRF
12nm S | 211300Z 2113/2219 11010G18KT 9999 VCSH FEW010 BKN020 OVC035 610404 510053 QNH2986INS TEMPO 2113/2117 8000 -SHRA BKN009 OVC020 640406 BECMG 2117/2118 23012G22KT 9000 -SHRA FEW009 BKN015 OVC025 640406 510053 QNH2975INS TEMPO 2119/2122 8000 -SHRA BKN009 OVC015 BECMG 2204/2205 23012G20KT 9999 NSW BKN015 OVC050 620306 510053 QNH2979INS BECMG 2207/2208 11009KT 9999 FEW010 SCT200 QNH2988INS BECMG 2216/2217 22010G15KT 9999 SCT020 BKN130 OVC200 QNH2999INS TX10/2122Z TN03/2213Z
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KSEA
15nm NE | 211749Z 2118/2224 21010G18KT P6SM BKN040 FM212100 20010KT P6SM -SHRA OVC035 FM220600 21012KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025 FM221100 20010KT P6SM BKN035 FM221600 19006KT P6SM BKN050
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KPWT
16nm NW | 211749Z 2118/2218 21012KT P6SM SCT010 BKN035 FM211930 21010G18KT P6SM -SHRA OVC045 FM220100 21010KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025 FM220600 21009KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 FM220900 VRB02KT P6SM BKN040
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KBFI
20nm NE | 211749Z 2118/2218 17008KT P6SM BKN045 FM212100 18008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040 FM220600 20007KT P6SM -SHRA OVC030 FM221100 17008KT P6SM OVC040
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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
[web site]
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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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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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| The Hub at Gig Harbor Restaurant |
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253-853-1585
253-224-2624
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Catering, Internet access, Restrooms, Restaurant
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