FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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 |
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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 12-Mar-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:00 | | 14:00 |
| Sunrise | | 06:30 | | 14:30 |
| Sunset | | 18:10 | | 02:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:41 | | 02:41 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Mar-2025 14:24:24 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 12-Mar-2025 06:24:24 |
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| METAR |
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| KTIW | 121353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN040 OVC049 08/06 A2949 RMK AO2 RAB08E28 SLP986 P0000 T00780056
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KTCM
10nm SE | 121355Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM OVC036 08/04 A2949 RMK AO2 SLP991 T00810039 $
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KGRF
12nm S | 121355Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM BKN037 BKN055 OVC110 07/04 A2946 RMK AO2 SLP981 T00740038 $
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KSEA
15nm NE | 121353Z 14008KT 10SM -RA BKN037 OVC046 07/04 A2948 RMK AO2 RAB25 SLP991 P0000 T00670044
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KPLU
15nm SE | 121355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN044 OVC075 07/05 A2950 RMK AO2
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KPWT
16nm NW | 121356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN021 BKN027 OVC034 05/05 A2949 RMK AO2 RAE42 SLP991 P0000 T00500050
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KBFI
20nm NE | 121353Z 16007KT 10SM -RA BKN043 OVC060 07/06 A2949 RMK AO2 RAB46 SLP987 P0000 T00670056
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KTCM
10nm SE | 120500Z 1205/1311 18008KT 9000 -SHRA SCT030 BKN060 610609 510102 QNH2946INS BECMG 1213/1214 17010KT 9000 -RA BKN025 OVC040 620409 510102 QNH2946INS BECMG 1218/1219 18012G18KT 9999 VCSH BKN030 OVC045 610409 510102 QNH2945INS BECMG 1219/1220 19015G25KT 9999 VCSH BKN030 OVC040 610409 510102 QNH2939INS BECMG 1300/1301 22010KT 9999 NSW SCT020 BKN030 620359 QNH2939INS BECMG 1303/1304 22006KT 9000 -SHRA BKN015 OVC020 610309 QNH2939INS BECMG 1309/1310 23008KT 9999 VCSH BKN020 OVC025 610259 QNH2945INS TX
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KGRF
12nm S | 120501Z 1205/1311 00000KT 8000 RA SCT030 BKN060 650603 520003 540303 QNH2953INS BECMG 1208/1209 19006KT 8000 RA BKN020 OVC025 650305 520002 540201 QNH2951INS BECMG 1219/1220 17006KT 9000 -RA BKN024 OVC039 620403 520002 QNH2945INS BECMG 1304/1305 24010G20KT 8000 SHRA FEW009 BKN016 OVC023 610305 QNH2937INS BECMG 1305/1306 21010G15KT 8000 SHRA BKN009 OVC016 610305 550093 QNH2937INS TX09/1300Z TN06/1209Z
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KSEA
15nm NE | 121128Z 1212/1318 14005KT P6SM -RA OVC035 FM121500 15006KT P6SM -RA OVC020 FM122100 19009KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025 FM130600 24005KT 6SM -RA BR SCT010 OVC025
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KPWT
16nm NW | 121128Z 1212/1312 00000KT P6SM -RA OVC025 FM121500 20007KT 6SM -RA OVC015 FM121900 21006KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025 FM130800 18004KT P6SM -RA OVC015
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KBFI
20nm NE | 121128Z 1212/1312 00000KT 6SM -RA BR SCT025 OVC040 FM121400 15005KT P6SM -RA OVC025 FM122100 19009KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025 FM130400 17006KT P6SM -RA OVC025 FM130800 17004KT P6SM -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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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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