AirNav: KTIW - Tacoma Narrows Airport

KTIW

Tacoma Narrows Airport
Tacoma, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 MARCH 2018

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 TWR CLOSED ACTVT MIRL RWY 17/35, MALSR RWY 17, PAPI RWY 17 & RWY 35 -CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
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-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 206-763-6904
WX ASOS at RNT (20 nm NE):	PHONE 425-255-6080

FREQ 121.5 NOT AVBL.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
TCMr315/8.4	MCCHORD VORTAC	109.60	15E
SEAr208/14.8	SEATTLE VORTAC	116.80	19E
OLMr018/22.2	OLYMPIA VORTAC	113.40	19E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
GRAYE	353/7.1	216	16E	GRF	--. .-. ..-.
LACOMAS	341/15.6	328	16E	LAC	.-.. .- -.-.
PARKK	200/19.3	281	15E	HPK	.... .--. -.-
RENTON	210/20.1	353	17E	RNT	.-. -. -
MASON COUNTY	068/20.7	348	19E	MNC	-- -. -.-.

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 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

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.

Gradient:

0.1%

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:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Instrument approach:

ILS

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	PIERCE COUNTY PUB WORKS & UTILITIES AIRPORT AND FERRY DIVISION, 2702 S. 42ND STREET, SUITE 201 TACOMA, WA 98409-7322 Phone 253-798-7109
Manager:	ACTING MGR LORENE BEHM AIRPORT AND FERRY DIVISION, 2702 S. 42ND STREET, SUITE 201 TACOMA, WA 98409-7322 Phone 253-798-7109

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		64
Single engine airplanes:		60
Multi engine airplanes:		4

Aircraft operations: avg 146/day *
57%	transient general aviation
40%	local general aviation
2%	air taxi
1%	military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2016

Additional Remarks

E94	LAWRS OPERS DURING TWR OPNS ONLY.
-	NOISE SENSITIVE ARPT; FOR NOISE ABATEMENT & TFC PROCEDURES CALL AIRPORT OFFICE 253-798-8550.
-	DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC SEA APCH AT 206-214-4794.

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 29 March 2018 at 0901Z to 26 April 2018 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 17 CHANGED		download (225KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 CHANGED		download (235KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 CHANGED		download (237KB)
NDB RWY 35 CHANGED		download (227KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download
Departure Procedures
NARROWS ONE		download (142KB)
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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Area around KTIW (Tacoma Narrows Airport)

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Airport diagram

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Diagram of KTIW (Tacoma Narrows Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Apr-2018

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:39	12:39
Sunrise	06:12	13:12
Sunset	20:06	03:06
Evening civil twilight	20:39	03:39

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Apr-2018 17:22:32
Local (UTC-7)	21-Apr-2018 10:22:32

METAR

KTIW	211653Z 22011G18KT 170V240 10SM SCT031 10/02 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP291 T01000022
KTCM 10nm SE	211658Z AUTO 21011G16KT 10SM BKN034 10/06 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP292 T01000058 $
KGRF 12nm S	211658Z AUTO 20011G15KT 10SM BKN032 10/05 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP296 T00990053 RVRNO $
KSEA 15nm NE	211653Z 21013KT 10SM SCT025 11/03 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP292 T01060028
KPLU 15nm SE	211655Z AUTO 23008G14KT 200V260 10SM FEW026 FEW035 FEW043 10/05 A3039 RMK AO2
KPWT 16nm NW	211656Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 10/03 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP304 T01000028
KBFI 20nm NE	211653Z 19009KT 10SM SCT030 11/03 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP288 T01060033 $

TAF

KTCM 10nm SE	211301Z 2113/2219 20012KT 9999 SCT020 BKN040 620409 QNH3024INS BECMG 2200/2201 26009KT 9999 SCT020 BKN030 620309 QNH3038INS BECMG 2203/2204 03006KT 9999 BKN030 620309 QNH3040INS BECMG 2208/2209 04006KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3034INS TX14/2122Z TN03/2212Z
KGRF 12nm S	211302Z 2113/2219 24012KT 9999 SCT020 BKN040 620409 QNH3024INS BECMG 2200/2201 26009KT 9999 SCT020 BKN030 620309 QNH3038INS BECMG 2203/2204 03006KT 9999 BKN030 620309 QNH3040INS BECMG 2208/2209 04006KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3034INS TX14/2122Z TN03/2212Z
KSEA 15nm NE	211505Z 2115/2218 21012KT P6SM SCT020 FM211800 VRB05KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 FM220000 35007KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 FM220400 02006KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM220600 04006KT P6SM SCT050
KPWT 16nm NW	211122Z 2112/2212 20014G22KT P6SM VCSH SCT018 BKN040 BKN050 FM211700 23008KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN045 FM212100 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 OVC050 FM220300 05004KT P6SM SCT045
KBFI 20nm NE	211122Z 2112/2212 17012G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT018 BKN040 BKN050 FM211700 20010KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 FM212100 24007KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 OVC050 FM220100 33007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040 OVC060 FM220400 03003KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN060

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

122.95
253-853-7742

FBO under new ownership! Conveniently located near the main airport gate. We are a great alternative to the busy Seattle airports, with competitive fuel prices. A great tech stop location with quick turnaround. We offer rental cars, hotel discounts, US Customs clearance, Lav cart, power cart, catering, and internet access. You're a valued customer and we are grateful for your business. Stop by and visit the Hub restaurant next door. We also have full service and self serve Avgas. We are located 12 miles from downtown Tacoma and 38 from Downtown Seattle.

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	100LL		Jet A
FS		$5.92		$4.48
SS		$5.39		---
GUARANTEED

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Pavco Flight Center

253-851-5577

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	100LL		Jet A
FS		$5.93		$4.32
Updated 09-Apr-2018

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FS=Full service
SS=Self service

Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Distance

Comments

toll-free 1-800-255-2877
[web site]
[email]

ATP provides professional, accelerated, airline-oriented flight training at 42 flight schools nationwide. ATP's Airline Career Pilot Program prepares pilots for airline careers from zero time to 1,500 hours, with CFI jobs and airline employment. Fly with the nation's largest flight school and gain access to more aircraft, locations, and job placements than any flight school, academy, or aviation university can offer.

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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Distance

Comments

The Hub at Gig Harbor Restaurant

253-853-1585
253-224-2624
[web site]
[email]

Catering, Internet access, Restrooms, Restaurant

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