FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 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 11 June 2026 at 0901Z to 09 July 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 17 | |
download (234KB) |
| 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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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 07-Jul-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:44 | | 11:44 |
| Sunrise | | 05:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunset | | 21:07 | | 04:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:46 | | 04:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Jul-2026 15:36:18 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 07-Jul-2026 08:36:18 |
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| METAR |
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| KTIW | 071453Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM OVC008 12/09 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP175 T01220094 53013 $
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KTCM
10nm SE | 071455Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM BKN011 14/10 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP178 T01380098 52012 $
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KGRF
12nm S | 071455Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM FEW011 13/09 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01330093 52013 $
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KSEA
15nm NE | 071453Z 18008KT 10SM OVC006 13/10 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01280100 53014 $
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KPLU
15nm SE | 071515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/10 A3007 RMK AO2
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KPWT
16nm NW | 071456Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM OVC002 11/11 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP182 T01110111 53014
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KBFI
20nm NE | 071453Z 21004KT 10SM BKN008 13/11 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01330106 51011
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KTCM
10nm SE | 071300Z 0713/0819 23006KT 9999 FEW025 QNH3000INS BECMG 0723/0724 28006KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS BECMG 0809/0810 23006KT 9999 SCT009 OVC015 QNH3013INS TEMPO 0814/0816 OVC009 BECMG 0817/0818 24006KT 9999 FEW015 BKN025 QNH3020INS TX26/0800Z TN11/0713Z
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KGRF
12nm S | 071300Z 0713/0819 20005KT 9999 SCT012 QNH3001INS TEMPO 0713/0716 BKN008 BECMG 0716/0717 21007KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3000INS BECMG 0801/0802 22009KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3000INS BECMG 0806/0807 20005KT 9999 SCT013 SCT120 BKN140 QNH3010INS BECMG 0808/0809 19003KT 9999 BKN007 OVC013 QNH3012INS BECMG 0813/0814 19005KT 9999 SCT007 BKN010 OVC020 QNH3017INS BECMG 0817/0818 20006KT 9999 SCT020 BKN025 QNH3019INS TX26/0723Z TN11/0713Z
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KSEA
15nm NE | 071334Z 0714/0818 21005KT P6SM BKN006 FM071800 22006KT P6SM SCT250 FM072300 28007KT P6SM SCT250 FM080100 34006KT P6SM SCT250 FM080400 05005KT P6SM BKN060 FM080900 17005KT P6SM OVC050 FM081100 19005KT P6SM SCT015 OVC027
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KPWT
16nm NW | 071126Z 0712/0812 17004KT P6SM OVC004 FM071500 21005KT P6SM SCT007 SCT250 FM072200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM080000 05006KT P6SM SCT250 FM080500 09003KT P6SM OVC050 FM080900 VRB02KT P6SM OVC015
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KBFI
20nm NE | 071343Z 0714/0812 19003KT P6SM BKN009 FM071800 22006KT P6SM SCT250 FM072200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM080000 30006KT P6SM SCT250 FM080400 02005KT P6SM BKN060 FM080900 16003KT P6SM OVC050
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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 | | $7.35 | | $7.25 | | SS | | $7.15 | | --- | | Updated 30-Jun-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
[web site]
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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]
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Catering, Internet access, Restrooms, Restaurant
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