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KTIW Tacoma Narrows Airport
Tacoma, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 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
(estimated)
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)
  • FREQ 121.5 NOT AVBL.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SEAr208/14.8SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E
OLMr018/22.2OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 47-16.484690N47-15.668117N
Longitude: 122-34.612695W122-34.760128W
Elevation: 291.8 ft.294.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 167 magnetic, 187 true347 magnetic, 007 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 17   download (243KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (256KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (257KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (86KB)
 
Departure Procedures
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 of KTIW (Tacoma Narrows Airport)
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Photo taken 06-Oct-2014
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0312:03
Sunrise05:3912:39
Sunset20:3503:35
Evening civil twilight21:1104:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-May-2025 18:23:05
Local (UTC-7)  12-May-2025 11:23:05
 
METAR
KTIW 121753Z 01007KT 10SM CLR 14/07 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP089 T01440067 10144 20083 53005
KTCM 
10nm SE 
121755Z AUTO 01010KT 10SM FEW027 BKN130 15/08 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP088 T01530078 10155 20091 50003
KGRF 
12nm S 
121755Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM BKN028 BKN042 OVC120 15/07 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP081 T01530071 10153 20094 51005 $
KSEA 
15nm NE 
121753Z 36009KT 7SM -RA SCT021 BKN034 BKN060 12/08 A2980 RMK AO2 RAB46 SLP097 P0000 60000 T01170078 10139 20089 53008
KPLU 
15nm SE 
121755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC060 13/08 A2980 RMK AO2
KPWT 
16nm NW 
121756Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP095 T01440083 10144 20039 51005
KBFI 
20nm NE 
121753Z VRB04KT 10SM FEW025 FEW037 BKN075 14/08 A2979 RMK AO2 RAB16E28 SLP088 P0000 60000 T01390078 10139 20089 53004
TAF
KTCM 
10nm SE 
121300Z 1213/1319 VRB06KT 9999 SCT030 OVC050 620507 QNH2975INS BECMG 1217/1218 27010KT 9000 -SHRA SCT020 OVC035 610507 QNH2982INS BECMG 1304/1305 23010G15KT 9999 NSW BKN035 QNH2990INS BECMG 1307/1308 20012KT 9999 BKN012 OVC025 QNH2998INS TX18/1221Z TN08/1213Z
KGRF 
12nm S 
121300Z 1213/1319 30003KT 9999 SCT004 BKN025 BKN045 620506 QNH2974INS BECMG 1219/1220 30006KT 8000 -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 610507 QNH2975INS TEMPO 1223/1301 30012G25KT 6000 VCTS SCT012 BKN020CB BECMG 1303/1304 21005KT 9999 NSW SCT025 BKN040 620605 QNH2980INS BECMG 1315/1316 19006KT 8000 -SHRA SCT008 BKN015 OVC050 610704 QNH3000INS BECMG 1318/1319 21005KT 9999 NSW FEW012 BKN025 610803 QNH3002INS TX16/1223Z TN09/1213Z
KSEA 
15nm NE 
121722Z 1218/1324 02006KT P6SM BKN030 BKN045 FM121900 25008KT P6SM SCT030 BKN045 FM130000 23008KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN045 FM130600 20008KT P6SM BKN050 FM131200 20008KT P6SM SCT012 OVC022 FM132000 20008KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035
KPWT 
16nm NW 
121722Z 1218/1318 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 TEMPO 1218/1220 BKN025 BKN050 FM122300 24006KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040 FM130400 20006KT P6SM BKN040 FM131000 20006KT P6SM SCT008 OVC015
KBFI 
20nm NE 
121722Z 1218/1318 VRB03KT P6SM BKN025 BKN040 FM122000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 BKN045 FM130000 24006KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN045 FM130600 18006KT P6SM BKN050 FM131200 18006KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
Narrows Aviation UNICOM 122.95
253-853-7742
[web site]
[email]
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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NATA Safety 1st   U.S. Government AIR Card   U.S. Customs Service   CAA Preferred FBO   Avfuel Contract Fuel   Everest Fuel   AVTRIP   Enterprise Rent-A-Car  
 
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100LL Jet A
FS $7.05 $5.13 
SS $6.62 --- 
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Pavco Flight Center
Call for volume discounts
UNICOM 122.95
253-851-5577
toll-free 800-645-3563
[web site]
[email]
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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NATA Safety 1st   U.S. Government AIR Card   U.S. Customs Service   Phillips 66® Aviation Contract Fuel   WingPoints™ Rewards   Contract Fuel   Enterprise Rent-A-Car   Hertz   Cessna Service Center   PSI FAA Test Center  
 
Phillips 66
100LL Jet A
FS $6.57 $5.16 
GUARANTEED
 
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SS=Self service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Distance
 
Comments
  
 Northwest Aviation Medicine, PLLC
253-313-0935
[web site]
[email]
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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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Distance
 
Comments
  
The Hub at Gig Harbor Restaurant 253-853-1585
253-224-2624
[web site]
[email]

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Catering, Internet access, Restrooms, Restaurant

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