FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 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
(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) |
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: | DENNIS SMITH
1202 - 26TH AVE. N.W.
GIG HARBOR, WA 98335-7322
Phone 253-798-8551 |
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 09 July 2026 at 0901Z to 06 August 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 17 | |
download (235KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (250KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (249KB) |
| 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 03-Aug-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 12:17 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 12:52 |
| Sunset | | 20:40 | | 03:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:16 | | 04:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 03-Aug-2026 12:24:40 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 03-Aug-2026 05:24:40 |
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| METAR |
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| KTIW | 031153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP240 T01110094 10156 20106 50001
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KTCM
10nm SE | 031155Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP244 T00750066 10158 20070 51002 $
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KGRF
12nm S | 031155Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP237 T00830068 10170 20082 50001 $
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KSEA
15nm NE | 031153Z 03007KT 10SM FEW070 13/09 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP248 T01330089 10161 20117 50001 $
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KPLU
15nm SE | 031155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC060 08/08 A3025 RMK AO2
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KPWT
16nm NW | 031156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/08 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP248 6//// 7//// T00780078 10117 20067 51001 PNO $
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KBFI
20nm NE | 031153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP241 T01330094 10167 20128 50002
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KTCM
10nm SE | 030500Z 0305/0411 03006KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3018INS BECMG 0319/0320 02010G15KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3008INS BECMG 0405/0406 03006KT 9999 FEW070 QNH3004INS TX26/0400Z TN10/0313Z
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KGRF
12nm S | 030700Z 0307/0413 30010KT 9999 SKC QNH3019INS BECMG 0315/0316 35012G18KT 9999 SKC 520006 QNH3012INS BECMG 0406/0407 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3002INS TX25/0322Z TN10/0313Z
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KSEA
15nm NE | 031134Z 0312/0418 03006KT P6SM SKC FM031800 36009KT P6SM SKC FM032300 36010G20KT P6SM SKC FM040200 35007KT P6SM SKC
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KPWT
16nm NW | 031134Z 0312/0412 VRB03KT P6SM FEW004 FM031700 04008KT P6SM SKC FM040400 05002KT P6SM SKC
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KBFI
20nm NE | 031134Z 0312/0412 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM031900 34008G17KT P6SM SKC FM040200 32005KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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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
253-851-5577
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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UNICOM 122.95
253-853-7742
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Skyport Aviation delivers elite ground handling with seamless efficiency, and executive-level care--while strategically managing fuel costs to pass meaningful savings directly on to customers.
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 | | 100LL | Jet A | | FS | | $7.40 | | $7.00 | | SS | | $7.00 | | --- | | Updated 28-Jul-2026 |
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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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| 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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