FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 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 S50 (15 nm E): | 118.050 (253-802-0933) |
| 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: | /2017 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 | | Double tandem: | 80.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 80.0 |
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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 "TRENT" 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 03 September 2026 at 0901Z to 01 October 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 17 | |
download (240KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (256KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (255KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (86KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| NARROWS ONE | |
download (159KB) |
| 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 04-Sep-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 13:03 |
| Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 13:34 |
| Sunset | | 19:44 | | 02:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:16 | | 03:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Sep-2026 12:33:38 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 04-Sep-2026 05:33:38 |
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| METAR |
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| KTIW | 041153Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM BKN050 OVC070 12/12 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP114 70013 T01220117 10144 20117 53008
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KTCM
10nm SE | 041155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW049 OVC070 13/12 A2986 RMK AO2 RAB1055E02 SLP115 P0000 60002 70009 T01270119 10142 20124 52007 $
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KGRF
12nm S | 041155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT060 OVC085 13/12 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP108 60001 70010 T01290115 10150 20121 52008 $
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KSEA
15nm NE | 041153Z 00000KT 10SM FEW050 BKN200 12/11 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP121 60001 70011 T01170111 10144 20117 53005 $
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KPLU
15nm SE | 041215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC042 12/12 A2988 RMK AO2
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KPWT
16nm NW | 041156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW060 10/10 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP120 60000 7//// T01000100 10122 20089 53006
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KBFI
20nm NE | 041153Z 15004KT 10SM FEW080 13/12 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP112 60001 70082 T01280117 10150 20128 51004
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KTCM
10nm SE | 040500Z 0405/0511 06005KT 9999 VCSH SCT040 OVC060 610809 QNH2983INS BECMG 0409/0410 03005KT 9999 NSW OVC060 620709 QNH2986INS BECMG 0415/0416 36005KT 9999 VCSH OVC070 610807 QNH2992INS BECMG 0418/0419 03005KT 9999 NSW BKN060 OVC080 620806 QNH2991INS TX21/0500Z TN10/0413Z
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KGRF
12nm S | 040500Z 0405/0511 10005KT 9999 SCT045 BKN050 QNH2979INS BECMG 0409/0410 13005KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2982INS BECMG 0419/0420 03005KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2991INS BECMG 0508/0509 05005KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2999INS TX20/0421Z TN11/0412Z
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KSEA
15nm NE | 041120Z 0412/0518 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN070 OVC200 FM041400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 OVC070 FM041800 33004KT P6SM BKN070 OVC200 FM042200 30006KT P6SM SCT070 BKN100 FM050300 02005KT P6SM SCT070 BKN250
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KPWT
16nm NW | 041120Z 0412/0512 00000KT P6SM BKN100 TEMPO 0412/0416 OVC007 FM041800 VRB02KT P6SM SCT010 BKN100 FM042100 05004KT P6SM BKN100 FM050300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200
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KBFI
20nm NE | 041120Z 0412/0512 VRB02KT P6SM OVC060 FM041800 31004KT P6SM BKN080 FM042200 29005KT P6SM SCT080 BKN200 FM050300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250
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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 | | $7.50 | | $6.80 | | SS | | $7.10 | | --- | | Updated 01-Sep-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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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops |
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| The Hub at Gig Harbor Restaurant |
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253-853-1585
253-224-2624
[web site]
[email]
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Catering, Internet access, Restrooms, Restaurant
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