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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| 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 23-Jun-2026
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunrise | | 05:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunset | | 21:09 | | 04:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:50 | | 04:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jun-2026 02:23:59 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 23-Jun-2026 19:23:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KTIW | 240153Z 05005KT 10SM CLR 30/09 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP142 T03000089
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KTCM
10nm SE | 240155Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM CLR 32/06 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP147 T03180060 $
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KGRF
12nm S | 240155Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 33/06 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP137 T03310064 $
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KSEA
15nm NE | 240153Z 30006KT 10SM FEW070 FEW120 SCT230 29/10 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP154 CB DSNT NW T02940100
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KPLU
15nm SE | 240155Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 32/08 A2998 RMK AO2
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KPWT
16nm NW | 240156Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM CLR 31/09 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T03060094 PNO $
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KBFI
20nm NE | 240153Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 29/11 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02940111
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KTCM
10nm SE | 232100Z 2321/2503 35005KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3000INS BECMG 2403/2404 35005KT 9999 SKC QNH2997INS BECMG 2416/2417 23005KT 9999 FEW230 QNH3002INS BECMG 2420/2421 26010G15KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2996INS TX32/2400Z TN14/2412Z
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KGRF
12nm S | 232100Z 2321/2503 32009KT 9999 FEW050 SCT240 QNH2996INS BECMG 2403/2404 33005KT 9999 FEW240 QNH2991INS BECMG 2500/2501 25010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS TX29/2322Z TN16/2411Z
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KSEA
15nm NE | 232111Z 2321/2424 34009KT P6SM FEW250 FM240500 03006KT P6SM FEW250 FM241100 35005KT P6SM SCT250 FM241500 25004KT P6SM SCT250
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KPWT
16nm NW | 231730Z 2318/2418 05007KT P6SM FEW250 FM240600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM241700 27004KT P6SM SCT250
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KBFI
20nm NE | 232111Z 2321/2418 31009KT P6SM FEW250 FM240400 VRB02KT P6SM SCT250 FM241700 22004KT P6SM SCT250
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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
[web site]
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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 23-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
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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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