FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 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 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 03-Jun-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunrise | | 05:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 20:59 | | 03:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:38 | | 04:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 03-Jun-2025 22:50:16 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 03-Jun-2025 15:50:16 |
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| METAR |
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| KTIW | 032153Z 25008KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP226 T02170067
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KTCM
10nm SE | 032155Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM CLR 23/06 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP227 T02260064
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KGRF
12nm S | 032155Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM FEW200 23/05 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP220 T02290053 $
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KSEA
15nm NE | 032153Z 27009KT 10SM FEW040 22/04 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP233 T02170044
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KPLU
15nm SE | 032235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/05 A3019 RMK AO2
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KPWT
16nm NW | 032156Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 22/08 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP228 T02220083
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KBFI
20nm NE | 032153Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW025 22/07 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP223 T02170067
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KTCM
10nm SE | 032100Z 0321/0503 24012KT 9999 FEW080 SCT200 QNH3012INS BECMG 0407/0408 22006KT 9999 BKN010 OVC018 QNH3010INS BECMG 0410/0411 24006KT 9999 BKN007 OVC010 QNH3013INS BECMG 0416/0417 26009KT 9999 BKN011 OVC020 QNH3015INS BECMG 0419/0420 25012KT 9999 OVC035 QNH3011INS BECMG 0422/0423 25009KT 9999 BKN045 QNH3006INS TX25/0323Z TN11/0413Z
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KGRF
12nm S | 032100Z 0321/0503 30005KT 9999 SKC QNH3012INS BECMG 0401/0402 25006KT 9999 SCT050 SCT100 QNH3013INS BECMG 0404/0405 25005KT 9999 BKN080 QNH3015INS BECMG 0407/0408 22005KT 9999 BKN010 QNH3015INS BECMG 0411/0412 21003KT 4800 BR OVC005 QNH3016INS BECMG 0414/0415 22005KT 9999 NSW OVC020 QNH3015INS BECMG 0500/0501 28003KT 9999 BKN040 QNH3008INS TX20/0401Z TN10/0413Z
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KSEA
15nm NE | 032109Z 0321/0424 27008KT P6SM SKC FM040500 34006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM041000 20006KT P6SM OVC015 FM041600 19004KT P6SM OVC019 FM042100 21003KT P6SM OVC035
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KPWT
16nm NW | 031720Z 0318/0418 VRB05KT P6SM FEW050 SCT200 FM032100 05005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT200 FM040500 VRB04KT P6SM BKN050 BKN120 FM041000 16004KT P6SM OVC013 FM041600 19004KT P6SM OVC015
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KBFI
20nm NE | 031720Z 0318/0418 30004KT P6SM SCT200 FM032100 30007KT P6SM SCT050 SCT200 FM040500 01004KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM041000 18005KT P6SM OVC017 FM041700 18003KT P6SM 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
[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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