FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 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 -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 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 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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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 03-Feb-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:02 | | 15:02 |
| Sunrise | | 07:34 | | 15:34 |
| Sunset | | 17:14 | | 01:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:47 | | 01:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 03-Feb-2025 19:04:35 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 03-Feb-2025 11:04:35 |
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| METAR |
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| KTIW | 031853Z 14004KT 10SM OVC095 03/01 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP101 T00280011
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KTCM
10nm SE | 031855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW060 OVC080 03/01 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP101 T00310010 $
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KGRF
12nm S | 031755Z 12003KT 10SM OVC090 01/M00 A2979 RMK AO2A UPB1655E05 SLP094 P0001 60001 T00061004 10010 21007 55004 $
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KSEA
15nm NE | 031853Z 12006KT 10SM FEW010 SCT035 BKN055 02/M01 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP105 T00171011
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KPLU
15nm SE | 031855Z AUTO 16006KT 6SM -DZ 02/01 A2981 RMK AO2
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KPWT
16nm NW | 031856Z AUTO 23005KT 8SM -RA SCT006 BKN012 OVC026 01/01 A2981 RMK AO2 RAE11B37 SLP104 P0000 T00110011 FZRANO
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KBFI
20nm NE | 031853Z 16006KT 10SM SCT045 BKN060 BKN100 03/01 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP101 T00280006
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KTCM
10nm SE | 031530Z 0315/0419 15006KT 3200 -SHSN BKN011 OVC020 610109 QNH2981INS TEMPO 0315/0317 BKN004 BECMG 0317/0318 15006KT 9999 VCSH BKN050 BKN120 610507 QNH2972INS BECMG 0321/0322 15006KT 9999 -SHRASN BKN050 BKN120 610507 QNH2970INS BECMG 0402/0403 18006KT 9000 -SHSN SCT005 BKN010 610109 QNH2970INS BECMG 0409/0410 15006KT 9999 VCSH BKN015 OVC030 610157 QNH2972INS BECMG 0413/0414 09005KT 9999 NSW BKN020 OVC040 610207 QNH2976INS TX04/0322Z TN00/0315Z
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KGRF
12nm S | 031300Z 0313/0419 VRB03KT 6000 -SN SCT012 BKN035 OVC075 620353 510103 QNH2982INS BECMG 0317/0318 14005KT 1600 -SN BKN020 OVC040 650208 QNH2979INS BECMG 0321/0322 18010G15KT 4800 -RASN BKN020 OVC040 660208 QNH2971INS TEMPO 0401/0404 BKN008 BECMG 0404/0405 VRB03KT 1600 -SN BKN011 OVC025 650119 QNH2970INS BECMG 0409/0410 VRB03KT 9999 NSW SCT025 BKN050 OVC080 640506 QNH2974INS TX04/0322Z TNM01/0313Z
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KSEA
15nm NE | 031738Z 0318/0424 15011KT P6SM VCSH SCT008 SCT024 BKN030 TEMPO 0318/0321 2SM -SHSN BR BKN022 FM032100 17005KT 6SM -SHSN BR OVC025 FM040400 11006KT 4SM -SHSN BR OVC022 FM041100 08006KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN015 FM041800 04006KT P6SM BKN040
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KPWT
16nm NW | 031738Z 0318/0418 19005KT P6SM -SHSN OVC004 TEMPO 0318/0321 2SM -SHSN BR FM032100 20004KT 5SM -SHSN BR BKN014 OVC030 FM040400 VRB04KT 5SM -SHSN BR BKN010 OVC022
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KBFI
20nm NE | 031738Z 0318/0418 14004KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 OVC060 TEMPO 0318/0321 4SM -SHSN BR BKN035 FM032100 17005KT P6SM -SHSN OVC030 FM040400 09006KT 4SM -SHSN BR OVC025 FM041100 05006KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN020
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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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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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