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KTIW Tacoma Narrows Airport
Tacoma, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

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 ft. / 89.6 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
Sectional chart: SEATTLE
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: TIW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-2200
Pattern altitude: 1294 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MALSR RY 17 & PAPI RY 17 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee: yes
International operations: customs landing rights airport
FOR CUSTOMS CALL 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 AWOS-3 at PWT (15 nm NW): 121.2 (360-674-2811)
WX ASOS at SEA (15 nm NE): PHONE 206-431-2834
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (15 nm SE): 128.575 (253-848-2748)
WX ASOS at BFI (19 nm NE): PHONE 206-763-6904
  • FREQ 121.5 NOT AVBL.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TCMr308/8.4MCCHORD VORTAC109.6022E
SEAr208/14.8SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E
OLMr018/22.2OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GRAYE351/7.121618EGR --. .-.
DONDO223/12.422419EODD --- -.. -..
CARNEY109/13.627420ECAN -.-. .- -.
KITSAP132/15.320620EPWT .--. .-- -
LACOMAS339/15.632818ELAC .-.. .- -.-.
RENTON207/20.135320ERNT .-. -. -
MASON COUNTY068/20.734819EMNC -- -. -.-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: LOW
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 5002 x 150 ft. / 1525 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 50.0
Double wheel: 80.0
Double tandem: 80.0
Dual double tandem: 150.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 47-16.484717N47-15.668057N
Longitude: 122-34.612685W122-34.760175W
Elevation: 291.3 ft.294.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 167 magnetic, 187 true347 magnetic, 007 true
Markings: precision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF TACOMA
747 MARKET STREET, RM 737
TACOMA, WA 98402
Phone 253-591-5320
Manager: MIKE SLEVIN
1202 26TH AVENUE NW
GIG HARBOR, WA 98335
Phone 253-853-5844
FOR OPERATIONS INFORMATION CONTACT RICH MULLER, OPERATIONS MANAGER 253-853-5844.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 169
Single engine airplanes: 150
Multi engine airplanes: 10
Jet airplanes: 6
Helicopters: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 205/day *
59% transient general aviation
38% local general aviation
2% air taxi
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

E94 LAWRS OPERS DURING TWR OPNS ONLY.
- NOISE SENSITIVE ARPT; FOR NOISE ABATEMENT & TFC PROCEDURES CALL AMGR 253-853-5844.
- DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

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 between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 17   download (291KB)
GPS RWY 17   download (246KB)
GPS RWY 35   download (269KB)
NDB RWY 35   download (310KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (25KB)
 
Departure Procedures
NARROWS ONE **CHANGED**   download (179KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (62KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTCM - McChord Air Force Base (9 nm SE)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (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)
  
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Area around KTIW (Tacoma Narrows Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KTIW (Tacoma Narrows Airport)
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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
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Diagram of KTIW (Tacoma Narrows Airport)
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From to KTIW

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0713:07
Sunrise06:3813:38
Sunset19:3802:38
Evening civil twilight20:0903:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Sep-2008 17:39:53
Local (UTC-7)  06-Sep-2008 10:39:53
 
METAR
KTIW 061700Z 00000KT 9SM OVC003 14/12 A3016 RMK AO2
KTCM 
10nm SE 		061717Z 34003KT 10SM OVC006 15/13 A3016 RMK AO2A
KGRF 
12nm S 		061655Z 28003KT 10SM OVC005 15/13 A3015 RMK AO2A SLP213 T01460132 $
KSEA 
15nm NE 		061653Z 00000KT 6SM BR BKN005 BKN009 15/13 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP221 T01500128
KPLU 
15nm SE 		061710Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC006 15/13 A3015 RMK AO2
KPWT 
16nm NW 		061715Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM CLR 18/11 A3019 RMK AO1
KBFI 
20nm NE 		061653Z 00000KT 10SM OVC011 16/13 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01560128
TAF
KTCM 
10nm SE 		061512 VRB06KT 4800 BR OVC004 QNH3011INS BECMG 1819 35009KT 9999 NSW SCT010 SCT020 BKN030 QNH3005INS BECMG 2223 36009KT 9999 BKN200 QNH3003INS T24/00Z T09/12Z AMD 1550
KGRF 
12nm S 		061512 VRB06KT 4800 BR OVC003 QNH3011INS BECMG 1819 35009KT 9999 SCT010 SCT020 BKN030 QNH3005INS BECMG 2223 36009KT 9999 BKN200 QNH3003INS T24/00Z T09/12Z AMD 1550
KSEA 
15nm NE 		061416Z 061412 00000KT 1SM BR BKN005 BKN070 FM1600 00000KT 4SM BR BKN010 BKN070 FM1700 VRB03KT P6SM SCT015 BKN070 FM2000 35007KT P6SM SCT045 SCT080 FM0200 01006KT P6SM SCT200
KBFI 
20nm NE 		061612Z 061612 35003KT P6SM VCFG BKN011 OVC050 FM1800 31003KT P6SM FEW015 OVC050 FM2100 32007KT P6SM SCT050 SCT080 FM0200 34004KT P6SM SCT200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Executive Terminal UNICOM 122.95
253-853-7742
866-724-8514
[web site]
[email]
 Professional "RED CARPET" Line Service with Quick turns and no ramp fees. 24 Hr. fuel service, O2 & N2 available, catering, VIP Pilots Lounge, high speed Internet, Cable TV/DirectTV, complementary crew cars, coffee & ice. All major credit cards accepted - aggressive Jet-A and 100LL fuel pricing
 
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Jet A 
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 100LL 
$6.49 
Jet A 
$6.39 
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SS=Self service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Tosch Aircraft 253-851-6977
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
 Narrows Landing Restaurant and Bar
 253-853-4114
[web site]
[email]
 Quality gourmet catering to corporate jets and private planes. Any type! From full dinners to lunches or platters! Reasonable prices!

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Tacoma Narrows Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Tacoma Narrows Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KTIW have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN WESLEY INN 3.5 
COMFORT INN FEDERAL WAY 12.9 102-117
GUESTHOUSE ROYAL COACHMAN INN 10.7 100-130
 

Other hotels near Tacoma Narrows Airport

Miles Price ($)
INN AT GIG HARBOR 2.8 126-205
SILVER CLOUD INN TACOMA 5.6 169-289

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Tacoma Narrows Airport

2 in Gig Harbor
17 in Tacoma
10 in Fife
10 in Federal Way
2 in Puyallup
2 in Des Moines
6 in Auburn
21 in SeaTac
10 in Kent
4 in Lacey
 

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