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 (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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Brian Quarles
Photo taken 06-Oct-2014
looking east/southeast.
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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 |
Times for 28-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:43 | | 11:43 |
Sunrise | | 05:22 | | 12:22 |
Sunset | | 20:53 | | 03:53 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:32 | | 04:32 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-May-2025 02:26:06 |
Local (UTC-7) | 28-May-2025 19:26:06 |
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METAR |
KTIW | 290153Z 26008KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02110089
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KTCM 10nm SE | 290155Z AUTO 27011G16KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02250100 $
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KGRF 12nm S | 290155Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 24/10 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP121 T02400103 $
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KSEA 15nm NE | 290153Z 24006KT 10SM FEW250 23/09 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP128 T02330089
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KPLU 15nm SE | 290155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/10 A2991 RMK AO2
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KPWT 16nm NW | 290156Z AUTO 20010G14KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02110089
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KBFI 20nm NE | 290153Z 19010KT 10SM CLR 24/08 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02440083
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TAF |
KTCM 10nm SE | 282100Z 2821/3003 25010G20KT 9999 SKC QNH2989INS BECMG 2903/2904 25012KT 9999 SCT040 QNH2993INS BECMG 2910/2911 22006KT 9000 -RA BKN015 OVC025 QNH3002INS BECMG 2914/2915 20008KT 9000 -SHRA BKN008 OVC020 QNH3004INS BECMG 2917/2918 21010G20KT 9999 NSW SCT010 BKN020 QNH3011INS TX28/2822Z TN10/2913Z
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KGRF 12nm S | 282100Z 2821/3003 23012G19KT 9999 SKC QNH2985INS BECMG 2902/2903 25011G17KT 9999 SCT040 QNH2987INS BECMG 2905/2906 25010G15KT 9999 BKN040 BKN200 QNH2996INS BECMG 2908/2909 22008KT 9999 BKN018 BKN080 OVC180 QNH2998INS BECMG 2910/2911 17004KT 9999 -RA BKN020 BKN040 OVC080 QNH2998INS BECMG 2913/2914 18004KT 8000 -RA SCT007 BKN018 OVC030 QNH3000INS BECMG 2915/2916 19007KT 3200 -DZ BR SCT008 BKN012 OVC020 QNH3002INS BECMG 2917/2918 19010G15KT 9999 -SHRA BKN015 BKN020 QNH3006INS BECMG 2919/2920 22011G
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KSEA 15nm NE | 282037Z 2821/2924 23011G20KT P6SM FEW140 FM290000 22012KT P6SM SCT250 FM290700 20009KT P6SM SCT050 OVC150 FM291300 18009KT P6SM BKN020 OVC045 PROB30 2913/2917 -RA OVC025
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KPWT 16nm NW | 281720Z 2818/2918 25006KT P6SM SKC FM282000 22013KT P6SM SKC FM290900 20010KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 FM291100 21005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC040
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KBFI 20nm NE | 282039Z 2821/2918 22009G18KT P6SM SKC FM291000 21010G20KT P6SM OVC050 FM291300 17006KT P6SM OVC050 PROB30 2913/2915 -RA
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NOTAMs |
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 [web site] [email] |
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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] [email] |
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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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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities |
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253-313-0935 [web site] [email] |
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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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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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